Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.9% cheaper than Carlow.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.8% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 63.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 65.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 86.3% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 80.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.2% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Carlow, you would:
pay 76.8% less for restaurants
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.29
€16.46
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.38
€8.00
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
€1.89
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.64
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.54
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.68
€4.85
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
€4.47
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.03
€3.44
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.07
€4.33
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€0.99
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.56
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.12
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.33
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.52
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.38
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 65.2% less for transportation
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
€6.04
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.95
€50.29
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,324.73
€30,992.26
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.51
€19.20
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.09
€41.03
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,366.50
€1,165.90
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,125.35
€960.15
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$176.65
€150.72
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 80.5% less for childcare
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
€1,002.40
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,162.64
€5,257.96
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 74.2% less for entertainment and sports
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€5.49
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.00
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.68
€15.09
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.09
€56.39
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.33
€10.52
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Carlow
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.77
€54.41
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.87
€36.58
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.02
€64.01
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.38
€68.58
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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