Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 15.6% more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹39.09
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
₹16.18
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 8.6% less for groceries
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
₹48.15
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
₹293.51
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.54
₹214.79
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹82.83
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.50
₹126.67
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
₹78.00
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.32
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹36.81
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.84
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.35
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.61
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.76
₹401.68
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.46
₹1,305.12
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.94
₹586.35
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$194.55
₹16,426.34
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$104.96
₹8,861.72
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.47
₹1,474.90
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$95.80
₹8,088.10
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,518.35
₹212,625.26
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 4.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
₹150.09
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
₹110.06
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.50
₹380.22
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.96
₹1,600.94
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.13
₹180.11
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Kochi
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.81
₹2,094.98
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.49
₹1,645.41
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$37.25
₹3,144.71
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.05
₹2,537.21
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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