Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 51.5% cheaper than Crete.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Crete, you would:
pay 85.7% less for restaurants
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$29.24
€26.35
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
€1.17
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
€1.22
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 50.5% less for groceries
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.02
€9.03
|
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
€7.20
|
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
€3.51
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.91
€4.43
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.66
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.91
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.44
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.47
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.35
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
€0.18
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 46.2% less for transportation
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.26
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.32
€39.04
|
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,237.78
€18,236.87
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.66
€13.21
|
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
|
pay 61.2% less for housing
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$250.71
€225.92
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.10
€94.71
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.78
€150.29
|
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,347.65
€3,917.80
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
|
pay 57.0% less for entertainment and sports
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.17
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
€3.54
|
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.77
€4.29
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.74
€32.21
|
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.58
€6.83
|
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Crete
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.64
€78.07
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€27.65
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.98
€58.55
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
€95.15
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
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