Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 45.8% cheaper than Lebanon overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.1% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 34.7% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 50.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 47.2% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 21.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 62.1% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP626,850
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP684,072
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,321
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,192
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,779
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP372,006
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP497,393
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,878
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP293,609
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,281
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,045
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,863
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,841
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,366
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,209
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 50.6% less for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP312,588
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,716,250
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,350,687,500
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,141,762
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,854,406
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,248,235
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,807,266
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,433,938
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,730,875
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP273,625,000
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,650
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,145
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,100
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,529,762
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP604,462
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 21.6% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,065,172
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,181,107
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,348,672
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,315,357
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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