Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tamale instead of Cairo, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Tamale
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
?? |
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