Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 16.9% cheaper than Gurgaon.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Gurgaon, you would:
pay 26.3% less for restaurants
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.99
₹501.36
|
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.59
₹300.82
|
$4.27
EGP206.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
₹40.56
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
₹19.29
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
₹47.10
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
₹284.81
|
$1.68
EGP81.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.85
₹238.83
|
$3.57
EGP172.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
₹102.92
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹148.02
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
₹85.49
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
₹29.28
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₹43.71
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.67
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.34
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 3.3% less for transportation
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₹383.31
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,504.08
|
$6.40
EGP309.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,373.03
₹1,203,260.49
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,769.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
₹260.71
|
$2.88
EGP139.20
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.41
₹871.58
|
$7.77
EGP375.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$311.96
₹26,116.22
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.66
₹15,375.00
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.08
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.73
₹2,907.67
|
$14.34
EGP692.68
|
|
pay 43.3% less for childcare
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.91
₹13,135.59
|
$99.11
EGP4,787.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,453.52
₹289,116.76
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,519.56
|
|
pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.41
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
₹205.80
|
$1.50
EGP72.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
₹350.95
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.81
₹2,076.74
|
$17.05
EGP823.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.79
₹401.09
|
$3.20
EGP154.67
|
|
pay 38.5% more for clothing
Gurgaon
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.15
₹2,775.52
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.49
₹2,552.15
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.11
₹4,111.14
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.47
₹3,220.26
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.65
|
|
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