Cost of living comparison

Durres, Albania

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Durres Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 38.8% cheaper than Durres.

Restaurants: pay 62.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 17.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 54.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 49.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Durres Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Durres, you would:

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pay 62.7% less for restaurants

	Durres	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.73 ALL762	$4.06 EGP207.56	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 ALL611	$4.71 EGP240.77	-32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.72 ALL150	$0.33 EGP17.10	-80.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL67	$0.12 EGP6.26	-84.0%
Average			-62.7%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Durres	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL68	$0.65 EGP33.18	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.00 ALL437	$1.59 EGP81.07	-68.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL612	$3.40 EGP173.78	-51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL251	$1.45 EGP74.13	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.17 ALL277	$1.96 EGP100.18	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL43	$0.68 EGP34.97	+38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ALL88	$0.23 EGP11.91	-76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.55 ALL48	$0.16 EGP8.13	-71.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 ALL47	$0.19 EGP9.84	-64.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 ALL41	$0.22 EGP11.06	-54.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL38	$0.19 EGP9.70	-56.6%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 17.8% less for transportation

	Durres	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL681	$1.01 EGP51.88	-87.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.92 ALL1,477	$8.12 EGP415.13	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,191.38 ALL1,238,550	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+155.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.74 ALL1,810	$2.50 EGP127.65	-88.0%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 54.3% less for housing

	Durres	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.65 ALL1,453	$9.69 EGP495.59	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$398.25 ALL34,757	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$293.48 ALL25,614	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,260	$13.65 EGP697.97	-72.0%
Average			-54.3%

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pay 49.5% less for childcare

	Durres	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.75 ALL14,291	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.67 ALL357,274	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-52.4%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Durres	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.51 ALL219	$1.42 EGP72.65	-43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 ALL154	$1.54 EGP78.62	-12.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.66 ALL319	$1.83 EGP93.40	-50.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.57 ALL3,017	$18.55 EGP948.51	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL572	$3.04 EGP155.67	-53.5%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Durres	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.48 ALL3,096	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	+5.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.84 ALL3,215	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.14 ALL6,907	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.73 ALL12,544	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-62.7%
Average			-0.1%

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