Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 45.3% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 76.3% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 67.0% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 48.9% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 35.1% less for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 43.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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