Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.7% cheaper than Helsinki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 65.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 63.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 77.4% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 77.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 75.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 80.5% less for restaurants
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€16.49
|
$4.06
EGP207.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€10.37
|
$4.71
EGP240.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
€2.76
|
$0.33
EGP17.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.79
|
$0.12
EGP6.26
|
|
pay 65.2% less for groceries
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.89
€2.54
|
$0.65
EGP33.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
€3.63
|
$1.59
EGP81.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
€4.53
|
$3.40
EGP173.78
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
€2.71
|
$1.45
EGP74.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
€5.27
|
$1.96
EGP100.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€0.98
|
$0.68
EGP34.97
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.75
|
$0.23
EGP11.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.90
|
$0.16
EGP8.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.70
€1.50
|
$0.19
EGP9.84
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.50
|
$0.22
EGP11.06
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.19
EGP9.70
|
|
pay 63.8% less for transportation
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$1.01
EGP51.88
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.38
€62.77
|
$8.12
EGP415.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,296.42
€30,157.56
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,855,093.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.79
€15.64
|
$2.50
EGP127.65
|
|
pay 77.4% less for housing
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.48
€19.77
|
$9.69
EGP495.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,111.66
€977.50
|
$208.74
EGP10,672.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$870.64
€765.57
|
$129.60
EGP6,626.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.35
€87.36
|
$13.65
EGP697.97
|
|
pay 77.8% less for childcare
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$338.03
€297.24
|
$87.26
EGP4,461.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,508.28
€9,240.15
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,615.79
|
|
pay 75.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.57
€7.54
|
$1.42
EGP72.65
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
€4.19
|
$1.54
EGP78.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.36
€9.99
|
$1.83
EGP93.40
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.76
€42.00
|
$18.55
EGP948.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.22
€16.02
|
$3.04
EGP155.67
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Helsinki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.00
€87.93
|
$37.28
EGP1,906.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.76
€27.93
|
$49.39
EGP2,525.35
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.57
€78.76
|
$97.57
EGP4,988.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.24
€97.82
|
$53.60
EGP2,740.48
|
|
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