Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 17.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 45.7% less for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
|
pay 10.4% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
pay 25.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
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