Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.9% cheaper than Kuala Lumpur.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kuala Lumpur, you would:
pay 36.1% less for restaurants
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.54
MYR20.31
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MYR3.77
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MYR2.39
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 53.2% less for groceries
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
MYR4.23
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.58
MYR33.87
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
MYR32.27
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
MYR10.53
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
MYR8.65
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
MYR5.54
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
MYR3.09
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.25
MYR5.59
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
MYR2.80
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MYR2.08
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MYR2.29
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 37.5% less for transportation
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.77
MYR7.93
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.36
MYR50.77
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,478.71
MYR167,548.55
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.22
MYR45.70
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 65.1% less for housing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.27
MYR112.95
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$536.30
MYR2,397.51
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.69
MYR1,661.64
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.02
MYR223.63
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$250.80
MYR1,121.22
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,920.55
MYR39,879.32
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MYR13.05
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.09
MYR18.28
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
MYR200.04
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.77
MYR21.32
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Kuala Lumpur
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.74
MYR258.12
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.00
MYR156.47
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.75
MYR343.12
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.25
MYR327.48
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
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