Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.3% cheaper than London.
- Restaurants
-
pay 76.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 70.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 50.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 86.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 84.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 68.1% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 20.0% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of London, you would:
pay 76.0% less for restaurants
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.17
CA$22.58
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.06
CA$14.05
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
CA$2.70
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
CA$2.54
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 70.9% less for groceries
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
CA$3.23
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
CA$8.81
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
CA$9.52
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CA$4.55
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
CA$7.93
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
CA$2.78
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
CA$0.94
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
CA$2.33
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.39
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CA$1.13
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
CA$1.25
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 50.9% less for transportation
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
CA$5.85
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.47
CA$112.42
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,412.64
CA$34,105.68
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.32
CA$25.60
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 86.5% less for housing
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.79
CA$80.74
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,497.20
CA$2,091.67
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,206.15
CA$1,685.06
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.53
CA$154.42
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 84.9% less for childcare
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$538.86
CA$752.82
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,010.43
CA$19,573.27
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 68.1% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
CA$7.26
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
CA$4.79
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.85
CA$16.56
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.44
CA$59.28
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.77
CA$15.05
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 20.0% less for clothing
London
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.40
CA$88.58
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.73
CA$72.27
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
CA$119.82
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.98
CA$143.87
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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