Cost of living comparison
Montevideo is 4.5 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Montevideo instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 7.1 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
$14.27
UYU588.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
$10.38
UYU428.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.08
|
$2.24
UYU92.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.94
|
$1.68
UYU69.47
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.02
|
$2.92
UYU120.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.53
|
$6.16
UYU254.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP173.30
|
$4.38
UYU180.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.97
|
$4.58
UYU188.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.60
|
$4.51
UYU186.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.96
|
$1.08
UYU44.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.56
|
$1.18
UYU48.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$0.73
UYU30.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$1.36
UYU56.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.21
|
$0.86
UYU35.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.75
|
$0.82
UYU33.70
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.55
|
$7.50
UYU309.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP310.62
|
$46.69
UYU1,926.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,656,645.60
|
$41,469.18
UYU1,710,861.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.78
|
$22.44
UYU925.74
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP377.06
|
$43.70
UYU1,803.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,427.14
|
$610.68
UYU25,194.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,694.72
|
$460.50
UYU18,998.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP695.56
|
$109.30
UYU4,509.21
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,807.72
|
$391.27
UYU16,142.39
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,867.68
|
$8,590.90
UYU354,428.09
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
$3.37
UYU139.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.76
|
$4.18
UYU172.55
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
$5.19
UYU214.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP827.12
|
$61.70
UYU2,545.32
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP155.31
|
$10.64
UYU438.79
|
|
pay 91.7% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Montevideo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,670.27
|
$101.17
UYU4,173.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,024.50
|
$44.13
UYU1,820.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,361.64
|
$115.51
UYU4,765.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,426.73
|
$119.30
UYU4,921.94
|
|
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