Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 35.4% cheaper than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.1% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 52.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 52.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 58.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 74.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 1.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Laos, you would:
pay 0.1% less for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$4.06
EGP205.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$4.71
EGP238.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 52.5% less for groceries
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$0.65
EGP32.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$1.59
EGP80.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$3.40
EGP171.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$1.45
EGP73.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$1.96
EGP99.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$0.68
EGP34.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 52.6% less for transportation
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$1.01
EGP51.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$8.12
EGP410.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$2.50
EGP126.26
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$9.69
EGP490.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$129.60
EGP6,553.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$13.65
EGP690.36
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$1.54
EGP77.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$18.55
EGP938.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
|
pay 1.9% less for clothing
|
Laos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$97.57
EGP4,934.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$53.60
EGP2,710.63
|
|
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