Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Greece, you would:
pay 70.2% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 59.7% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 55.0% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 74.1% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
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