Cost of living comparison

compared to

Cairo is 51.3% cheaper than Frankfurt (Oder).

If you lived in Cairo instead of Frankfurt (Oder), you would:

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pay 61.1% less for restaurants

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.50
€6.02
$4.27
EGP208.10
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.50
€6.02
$4.27
EGP208.10
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.62
€1.50
$0.25
EGP12.14

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pay 64.5% less for groceries

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.09
€1.93
$0.56
EGP27.16
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.88
€6.37
$1.68
EGP81.93
Milk (1 gallon) $4.06
€3.76
$3.57
EGP174.16

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pay 45.1% less for transportation

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.09
€6.56
$0.96
EGP46.78
Monthly public transit pass ?? $6.40
EGP312.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,908.70
€23,062.32
$34,150.60
EGP1,664,835.84

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pay 78.2% less for housing

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$50.61
€46.86
$7.77
EGP378.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $194.33
EGP9,473.74
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $270.75
€250.68
$117.39
EGP5,722.87

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pay 79.2% less for childcare

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $397.10
€367.66
$99.11
EGP4,831.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,450.83
€9,676.15
$1,728.87
EGP84,282.31

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.33
€4.01
$1.76
EGP85.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.08
€1.00
$1.50
EGP73.12
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.88
€8.22
$1.76
EGP85.84

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pay 7.2% more for clothing

 
Frankfurt (Oder)
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.61
€37.60
$34.43
EGP1,678.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.49
€30.08
$41.73
EGP2,034.51
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$64.98
€60.16
$89.91
EGP4,383.20

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