Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 45.4% cheaper than Cape Town.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR157.31
|
$4.06
EGP200.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR94.39
|
$4.71
EGP232.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.33
|
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.41
|
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
|
pay 48.2% less for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.80
|
$0.65
EGP31.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR76.29
|
$1.59
EGP78.13
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR78.53
|
$3.40
EGP167.48
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.77
|
$1.45
EGP71.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR42.41
|
$1.96
EGP96.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.50
|
$0.68
EGP33.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.84
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.70
|
$0.16
EGP7.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.90
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.22
EGP10.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.97
|
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR93.99
|
$1.01
EGP50.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR786.56
|
$8.12
EGP400.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR367,061.00
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,897.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR176.19
|
$2.50
EGP123.03
|
|
pay 76.6% less for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR799.25
|
$9.69
EGP477.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,483.54
|
$208.74
EGP10,285.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,337.58
|
$129.60
EGP6,386.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,316.95
|
$13.65
EGP672.68
|
|
pay 56.3% less for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,823.15
|
$87.26
EGP4,299.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR79,629.69
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,007.46
|
|
pay 43.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR47.19
|
$1.42
EGP70.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR39.23
|
$1.54
EGP75.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.53
|
$1.83
EGP90.02
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR732.18
|
$18.55
EGP914.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR125.85
|
$3.04
EGP150.03
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR988.36
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR569.75
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.87
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,938.08
|
$97.57
EGP4,807.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,422.89
|
$53.60
EGP2,641.21
|
|
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