Cost of living comparison

Keflavik, Iceland

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Keflavik Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 69.2% cheaper than Keflavik.

Restaurants: pay 82.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 70.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 70.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 78.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 42.6% less in Cairo

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and childcare are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Keflavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Keflavik, you would:

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pay 82.8% less for restaurants

	Keflavik	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,643	$4.06 EGP205.25	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.10 ISK1,996	$4.71 EGP238.08	-68.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 ISK381	$0.33 EGP16.91	-88.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK289	$0.12 EGP6.19	-94.4%
Average			-82.8%

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pay 70.7% less for groceries

	Keflavik	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK477	$0.65 EGP32.81	-82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,025	$1.59 EGP80.17	-79.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK847	$3.40 EGP171.84	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.40 ISK714	$1.45 EGP73.30	-73.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.60 ISK1,136	$1.96 EGP99.06	-77.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 ISK121	$0.68 EGP34.58	-25.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ISK121	$0.23 EGP11.78	-74.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 ISK130	$0.16 EGP8.04	-83.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK199	$0.19 EGP9.73	-87.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.08 ISK143	$0.22 EGP10.93	-80.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ISK80	$0.19 EGP9.59	-68.5%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 70.5% less for transportation

	Keflavik	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.49 ISK1,122	$1.01 EGP51.30	-88.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.36 ISK10,622	$8.12 EGP410.49	-89.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,611,101	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,378.55	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,179	$2.50 EGP126.23	-89.6%
Average			-70.5%

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pay 78.1% less for housing

	Keflavik	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$64.86 ISK8,574	$9.69 EGP490.06	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,345.35 ISK177,828	$208.74 EGP10,553.02	-84.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$960.96 ISK127,020	$129.60 EGP6,552.06	-86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.23 ISK4,128	$13.65 EGP690.17	-56.3%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Keflavik	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK33,328	$87.26 EGP4,411.59	-65.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK792,286	$1,948.40 EGP98,503.42	-67.5%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 73.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Keflavik	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.57 ISK1,000	$1.42 EGP71.84	-81.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ISK472	$1.54 EGP77.75	-56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.77 ISK1,424	$1.83 EGP92.36	-83.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.66 ISK7,621	$18.55 EGP937.92	-67.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.33 ISK1,762	$3.04 EGP153.93	-77.2%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 42.6% less for clothing

	Keflavik	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK14,404	$37.28 EGP1,884.75	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,572	$49.39 EGP2,497.15	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK20,072	$97.57 EGP4,932.88	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$168.17 ISK22,228	$53.60 EGP2,709.88	-68.1%
Average			-42.6%

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