Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.6% cheaper than Eindhoven.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.1% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 66.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 66.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
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pay 85.8% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 83.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 68.5% less in Cairo
- Clothing
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pay 8.1% 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 Eindhoven, you would:
pay 81.1% less for restaurants
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€14.63
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€10.97
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.16
€2.69
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
€2.24
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 66.2% less for groceries
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.52
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.39
€5.45
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.58
€3.91
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.21
€3.60
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.53
€5.57
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.79
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.88
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.72
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
€1.43
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.77
€6.63
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.79
€70.64
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,368.18
€30,176.13
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.17
€20.62
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.12
€34.23
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,469.86
€1,254.09
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,152.50
€983.32
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.55
€165.99
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 83.2% less for childcare
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,674.09
€1,428.34
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.93
€5,852.89
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 68.5% less for entertainment and sports
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
€5.03
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
€2.91
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.18
€8.69
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.91
€31.49
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€12.80
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Eindhoven
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.38
€55.78
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.27
€28.38
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.53
€76.39
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.04
€86.21
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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