Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 48.0% cheaper than Chiba.
- Restaurants
-
pay 47.6% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 69.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 47.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 70.8% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 75.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 24.3% more in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Chiba, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥949
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
¥688
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
¥152
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
¥114
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 69.4% less for groceries
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
¥269
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
¥690
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.45
¥794
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.45
¥211
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
¥391
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.29
¥333
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥161
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥196
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
¥284
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
¥186
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.55
¥226
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 47.5% less for transportation
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.10
¥597
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.21
¥15,178
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,170,365
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.53
¥3,426
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 70.8% less for housing
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.92
¥4,648
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$581.86
¥84,745
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$390.80
¥56,919
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.16
¥11,384
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 75.2% less for childcare
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.88
¥38,578
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,724.11
¥1,707,558
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 49.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
¥261
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
¥395
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥569
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.11
¥7,589
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.12
¥1,328
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 24.3% more for clothing
|
Chiba
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.99
¥5,534
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.68
¥4,032
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.86
¥8,427
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.91
¥14,989
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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