Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.8% cheaper than Ferrara.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 63.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 60.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 74.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 68.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 53.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 14.8% less in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, housing, childcare, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Ferrara, you would:
pay 76.7% less for restaurants
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.15
€15.08
|
$4.06
EGP202.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$4.71
EGP234.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.07
|
$0.33
EGP16.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
€0.94
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 63.3% less for groceries
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.26
€1.99
|
$0.65
EGP32.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.21
|
$1.59
EGP79.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.21
€4.58
|
$3.40
EGP169.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
€3.09
|
$1.45
EGP72.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
€4.11
|
$1.96
EGP97.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.64
|
$0.68
EGP34.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
€1.55
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.70
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.63
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 60.5% less for transportation
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
€6.42
|
$1.01
EGP50.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€29.22
|
$8.12
EGP405.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,832.30
€30,635.81
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,810,008.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.97
€14.05
|
$2.50
EGP124.55
|
|
pay 74.2% less for housing
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.84
€25.36
|
$9.69
EGP483.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$589.47
€518.45
|
$208.74
EGP10,412.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$535.88
€471.32
|
$129.60
EGP6,465.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.87
€117.74
|
$13.65
EGP681.00
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.75
€509.03
|
$87.26
EGP4,352.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,108.43
€3,613.45
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,194.76
|
|
pay 53.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.71
|
$1.42
EGP70.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$1.54
EGP76.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$1.83
EGP91.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.15
€28.28
|
$18.55
EGP925.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$3.04
EGP151.89
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
|
Ferrara
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.02
€65.98
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.73
€31.42
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.48
€88.37
|
$97.57
EGP4,867.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.46
€84.84
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.88
|
|
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