Cost of living comparison
Santa Cruz is 98.4% more expensive than Cairo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santa Cruz
- Groceries
-
pay 78.5% more in Santa Cruz
- Transportation
-
pay 2.7 times more in Santa Cruz
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Santa Cruz
- Childcare
-
pay 2.3 times more in Santa Cruz
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.7% more in Santa Cruz
- Clothing
-
pay 13.3% less in Santa Cruz
The cost of transportation, housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Santa Cruz are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation, housing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santa Cruz.
If you lived in Santa Cruz instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP205.30
|
$3.23
BOB22.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP238.15
|
$7.18
BOB49.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
|
pay 78.5% more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.82
|
$1.42
BOB9.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.19
|
$1.95
BOB13.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP171.88
|
$3.84
BOB26.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.32
|
$1.61
BOB11.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.09
|
$1.43
BOB9.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.59
|
$0.87
BOB6.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
$0.42
BOB2.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
$0.60
BOB4.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
$0.42
BOB2.88
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
$0.39
BOB2.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
$0.46
BOB3.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.31
|
$2.05
BOB14.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP410.60
|
$21.17
BOB146.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04
|
$15,072.80
BOB104,143.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.26
|
$14.00
BOB96.70
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP490.19
|
$32.27
BOB223.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
|
$490.33
BOB3,387.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,553.87
|
$233.31
BOB1,612.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP690.36
|
$29.35
BOB202.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
|
$218.20
BOB1,507.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73
|
$4,162.96
BOB28,763.40
|
|
pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
$1.44
BOB9.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP77.77
|
$2.53
BOB17.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
$2.15
BOB14.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP938.18
|
$29.91
BOB206.63
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
$6.82
BOB47.11
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Santa Cruz
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
|
$40.19
BOB277.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
|
$34.09
BOB235.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,934.25
|
$74.22
BOB512.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,710.63
|
$50.24
BOB347.14
|
|
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