Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 71.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 51.3% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
|
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