Cost of living comparison
Spain is 3.8 times more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Spain instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
$13.87
€13.20
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
$9.22
€8.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
$2.13
€2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
$1.58
€1.50
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
$1.30
€1.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
$6.37
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
$4.16
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
$2.66
€2.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
$3.36
€3.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
$1.13
€1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
$0.72
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
$6.38
€6.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
$34.26
€32.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
$33,643.92
€32,035.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
$14.57
€13.87
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
$31.87
€30.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
$872.36
€830.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
$692.13
€659.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
$103.97
€99.00
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
$385.97
€367.52
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
$7,352.21
€7,000.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
$2.84
€2.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
$1.98
€1.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
$5.66
€5.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
$42.87
€40.82
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
$8.63
€8.22
|
|
pay 29.8% more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
$75.89
€72.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
$32.12
€30.58
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
$77.96
€74.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
$91.38
€87.02
|
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