Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 71.5% cheaper than Edinburgh.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 66.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 86.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 93.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 76.1% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 34.2% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Edinburgh, you would:
pay 77.5% less for restaurants
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
£14.77
|
$4.06
EGP202.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.88
£7.30
|
$4.71
EGP234.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
£1.72
|
$0.33
EGP16.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
£1.20
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 66.5% less for groceries
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
£1.31
|
$0.65
EGP32.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.62
£4.15
|
$1.59
EGP79.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
£4.58
|
$3.40
EGP169.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.85
£2.84
|
$1.45
EGP72.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
£3.13
|
$1.96
EGP97.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
£0.98
|
$0.68
EGP34.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.46
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
£1.21
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.30
£1.70
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
£0.57
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.46
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 66.6% less for transportation
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
£5.28
|
$1.01
EGP50.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$85.24
£62.94
|
$8.12
EGP405.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,974.19
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,810,008.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.07
£17.78
|
$2.50
EGP124.55
|
|
pay 86.7% less for housing
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.21
£30.43
|
$9.69
EGP483.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,580.43
£1,166.98
|
$208.74
EGP10,412.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,145.39
£845.74
|
$129.60
EGP6,465.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$257.29
£189.98
|
$13.65
EGP681.00
|
|
pay 93.2% less for childcare
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,744.29
£1,287.97
|
$87.26
EGP4,352.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,472.75
£16,593.63
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,194.76
|
|
pay 76.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.77
|
$1.42
EGP70.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
£3.36
|
$1.54
EGP76.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.24
£14.21
|
$1.83
EGP91.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.60
£39.58
|
$18.55
EGP925.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.50
£11.44
|
$3.04
EGP151.89
|
|
pay 34.2% less for clothing
|
Edinburgh
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$113.76
£84.00
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.23
£37.83
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.19
£79.89
|
$97.57
EGP4,867.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.11
£90.16
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.88
|
|
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