Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 60.3% cheaper than Italy overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 65.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 55.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 75.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 81.1% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 56.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 11.7% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Italy, you would:
pay 76.2% less for restaurants
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.15
€14.79
|
$4.06
EGP205.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
€9.22
|
$4.71
EGP238.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.34
|
$0.33
EGP16.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 65.3% less for groceries
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
€1.87
|
$0.65
EGP32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
€6.26
|
$1.59
EGP80.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
€5.07
|
$3.40
EGP172.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.12
|
$1.45
EGP73.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.05
€4.63
|
$1.96
EGP99.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.68
EGP34.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.23
EGP11.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.95
|
$0.16
EGP8.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.19
EGP9.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.69
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.62
|
$1.01
EGP51.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.81
€35.55
|
$8.12
EGP411.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,223.13
€25,853.66
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,837,789.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.13
€17.52
|
$2.50
EGP126.46
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.87
€26.45
|
$9.69
EGP490.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$656.19
€601.10
|
$208.74
EGP10,572.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$511.91
€468.93
|
$129.60
EGP6,564.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$150.39
€137.76
|
$13.65
EGP691.46
|
|
pay 81.1% less for childcare
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.72
€466.01
|
$87.26
EGP4,419.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,465.55
€8,670.87
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,686.60
|
|
pay 56.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.01
€4.59
|
$1.42
EGP71.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
€1.55
|
$1.54
EGP77.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.68
|
$1.83
EGP92.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.12
€47.74
|
$18.55
EGP939.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.39
€8.60
|
$3.04
EGP154.22
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
|
Italy
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.41
€71.83
|
$37.28
EGP1,888.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.87
€31.02
|
$49.39
EGP2,501.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.07
€78.84
|
$97.57
EGP4,942.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.43
€105.74
|
$53.60
EGP2,714.92
|
|
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