Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 16.6% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 42.8% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 15.5% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 87.3% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
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