Cost of living comparison
Seattle is 8.9 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Seattle instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 10.6 times more for restaurants
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
$12.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
$3.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
$2.59
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for groceries
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
$4.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
$6.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP172.58
|
$4.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
$6.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
$0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
$1.46
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for transportation
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
$4.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP309.33
|
$99.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,769.14
|
$36,656.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP139.20
|
$16.52
|
|
pay 12.7 times more for housing
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP375.50
|
$69.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,388.01
|
$2,482.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,671.08
|
$1,962.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP692.68
|
$180.38
|
|
pay 18.9 times more for childcare
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,787.77
|
$2,030.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP83,519.56
|
$30,000.00
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
$6.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
$11.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP823.69
|
$60.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP154.67
|
$15.00
|
|
pay 75.8% more for clothing
Cairo
|
Seattle
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.34
|
$65.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.10
|
$57.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.53
|
$97.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,416.65
|
$133.18
|
|
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