Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.0% cheaper than Kaunas.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 51.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 58.4% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 65.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 79.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.2% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 21.8% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kaunas, you would:
pay 69.5% less for restaurants
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.72
€9.60
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.69
€6.89
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.87
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€4.86
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.75
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.41
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
€2.90
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.62
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.84
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.19
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.34
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.40
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 58.4% less for transportation
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
€5.41
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.89
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,118.42
€32,358.16
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.25
€10.08
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.57
€13.06
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$592.47
€530.79
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$470.68
€421.68
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.84
€154.84
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 79.3% less for childcare
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$607.33
€544.10
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,221.00
€6,469.23
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.32
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.09
€2.77
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€4.80
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.87
€33.03
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.68
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 21.8% less for clothing
Kaunas
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
€70.41
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.48
€39.85
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.65
€83.90
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.18
€96.02
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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