Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 73.9% cheaper than Copenhagen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 83.9% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 74.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 74.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 84.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 75.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 38.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Copenhagen, you would:
pay 83.9% less for restaurants
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.56
DKK141.72
|
$4.06
EGP202.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.37
DKK94.48
|
$4.71
EGP234.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.78
DKK24.85
|
$0.33
EGP16.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
DKK19.58
|
$0.12
EGP6.10
|
|
pay 74.3% less for groceries
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.78
DKK24.86
|
$0.65
EGP32.30
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.47
DKK42.54
|
$1.59
EGP78.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.42
DKK48.80
|
$3.40
EGP169.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.75
DKK31.24
|
$1.45
EGP72.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
DKK33.52
|
$1.96
EGP97.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
DKK9.27
|
$0.68
EGP34.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.42
DKK9.30
|
$0.23
EGP11.60
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.51
DKK9.93
|
$0.16
EGP7.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
DKK13.91
|
$0.19
EGP9.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
DKK7.03
|
$0.22
EGP10.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
DKK5.94
|
$0.19
EGP9.44
|
|
pay 74.2% less for transportation
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
DKK51.16
|
$1.01
EGP50.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.30
DKK659.38
|
$8.12
EGP404.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$50,303.99
DKK330,688.40
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,806,017.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
DKK160.62
|
$2.50
EGP124.27
|
|
pay 85.5% less for housing
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.84
DKK242.18
|
$9.69
EGP482.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.68
DKK11,120.74
|
$208.74
EGP10,389.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,264.98
DKK8,315.75
|
$129.60
EGP6,450.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.98
DKK999.09
|
$13.65
EGP679.50
|
|
pay 84.8% less for childcare
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$580.24
DKK3,814.40
|
$87.26
EGP4,343.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,599.95
DKK82,829.57
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,980.48
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.62
DKK56.69
|
$1.42
EGP70.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.19
DKK40.70
|
$1.54
EGP76.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.05
DKK59.52
|
$1.83
EGP90.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.41
DKK285.34
|
$18.55
EGP923.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.68
DKK122.83
|
$3.04
EGP151.55
|
|
pay 38.9% less for clothing
Copenhagen
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$115.64
DKK760.21
|
$37.28
EGP1,855.61
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.78
DKK320.70
|
$49.39
EGP2,458.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.38
DKK797.90
|
$97.57
EGP4,856.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$174.89
DKK1,149.67
|
$53.60
EGP2,667.98
|
|
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