Cost of living comparison
Sevilla is 4.0 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Sevilla instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.1 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
$13.00
€12.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
$9.75
€9.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.14
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP5.97
|
$1.42
€1.31
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.16
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP81.93
|
$7.39
€6.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP174.16
|
$4.10
€3.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP70.32
|
$2.77
€2.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP104.11
|
$3.73
€3.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.11
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.61
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.82
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP46.78
|
$6.91
€6.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP312.16
|
$38.23
€35.40
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,664,835.84
|
$36,133.87
€33,455.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP140.47
|
$10.55
€9.77
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP378.93
|
$36.34
€33.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,473.74
|
$953.03
€882.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,722.87
|
$685.89
€635.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP699.00
|
$121.26
€112.27
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,831.49
|
$568.57
€526.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP84,282.31
|
$4,418.59
€4,091.06
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
$2.65
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.12
|
$2.02
€1.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
$5.63
€5.21
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP831.21
|
$41.97
€38.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
$8.66
€8.02
|
|
pay 52.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Sevilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,678.53
|
$80.55
€74.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,034.51
|
$34.29
€31.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,383.20
|
$81.63
€75.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,438.72
|
$102.11
€94.54
|
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