Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 2.7 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
$8.52
ZAR154.34
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
$4.68
ZAR84.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
$1.01
ZAR18.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
$0.81
ZAR14.71
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
$1.07
ZAR19.46
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
$3.70
ZAR66.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
$4.91
ZAR89.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
$2.35
ZAR42.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
$2.08
ZAR37.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
$0.69
ZAR12.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
$0.73
ZAR13.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
$0.75
ZAR13.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
$0.64
ZAR11.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
$0.58
ZAR10.56
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
$5.05
ZAR91.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
$65.32
ZAR1,183.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
$19,084.78
ZAR345,726.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
$8.78
ZAR158.97
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
$39.13
ZAR708.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
$416.34
ZAR7,542.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
$379.25
ZAR6,870.21
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
$86.03
ZAR1,558.45
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
$216.65
ZAR3,924.70
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
$4,800.41
ZAR86,960.85
|
|
pay 80.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
$2.39
ZAR43.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
$2.00
ZAR36.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
$2.95
ZAR53.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
$34.21
ZAR619.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
$7.81
ZAR141.48
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
$49.09
ZAR889.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
$34.65
ZAR627.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
$92.30
ZAR1,672.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
$98.31
ZAR1,780.87
|
|
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