Cost of living comparison
Tarlac City is 75.7% more expensive than Cairo.
If you lived in Tarlac City instead of Cairo, you would:
pay 57.0% more for restaurants
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.27
EGP210.35
|
$2.17
₱126.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.27
EGP210.35
|
$3.13
₱182.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
EGP12.27
|
$0.72
₱42.33
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.12
EGP6.04
|
$0.26
₱15.24
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
EGP27.45
|
$1.10
₱64.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.68
EGP82.82
|
$4.34
₱253.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
EGP176.03
|
$6.03
₱352.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.44
EGP71.07
|
$1.93
₱112.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.14
EGP105.23
|
$1.41
₱82.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
EGP30.44
|
$1.02
₱59.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.20
EGP9.71
|
$0.71
₱41.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
$0.71
₱41.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.57
|
$0.44
₱25.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.34
|
$0.52
₱30.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
EGP13.96
|
$0.37
₱21.66
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.96
EGP47.29
|
$4.34
₱253.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.40
EGP315.52
|
$7.82
₱457.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,150.60
EGP1,682,769.34
|
$38,230.95
₱2,234,790.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.88
EGP141.98
|
$2.54
₱148.31
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.77
EGP383.01
|
$25.20
₱1,472.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.33
EGP9,575.79
|
$125.99
₱7,364.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.39
EGP5,784.52
|
$99.92
₱5,840.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$14.34
EGP706.53
|
$79.73
₱4,660.79
|
|
pay 88.1% more for childcare
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.11
EGP4,883.54
|
$148.68
₱8,690.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,728.87
EGP85,190.20
|
$3,909.98
₱228,558.09
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP86.77
|
$0.96
₱55.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
EGP73.91
|
$1.56
₱91.42
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP86.77
|
$2.13
₱124.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.05
EGP840.16
|
$43.44
₱2,539.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.20
EGP157.76
|
$4.78
₱279.35
|
|
pay 33.2% less for clothing
|
Cairo
|
Tarlac City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.43
EGP1,696.61
|
$32.58
₱1,904.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.73
EGP2,056.43
|
$18.25
₱1,066.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.91
EGP4,430.42
|
$50.40
₱2,945.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.03
EGP2,464.99
|
$36.49
₱2,133.21
|
|
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