Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 66.5% cheaper than Des Moines.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Des Moines, you would:
pay 77.9% less for restaurants
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
|
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
|
$4.27
EGP208.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
|
$0.25
EGP12.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$0.12
EGP5.97
|
|
pay 67.2% less for groceries
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
|
$0.56
EGP27.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.78
|
$1.68
EGP81.93
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$3.57
EGP174.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
|
$1.44
EGP70.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.00
|
$2.14
EGP104.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.62
EGP30.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.20
EGP9.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
|
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
|
$0.17
EGP8.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.28
EGP13.82
|
|
pay 50.5% less for transportation
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
|
$0.96
EGP46.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.00
|
$6.40
EGP312.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,664,835.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
|
$2.88
EGP140.47
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.46
|
$7.77
EGP378.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,215.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,473.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$912.50
|
$117.39
EGP5,722.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.16
|
$14.34
EGP699.00
|
|
pay 89.1% less for childcare
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,369.17
|
$99.11
EGP4,831.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,812.00
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,282.31
|
|
pay 71.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.75
|
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$1.50
EGP73.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.67
|
$17.05
EGP831.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$3.20
EGP156.08
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Des Moines
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.44
|
$34.43
EGP1,678.53
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.25
|
$41.73
EGP2,034.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.50
|
$89.91
EGP4,383.20
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$143.00
|
$50.03
EGP2,438.72
|
|
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