Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 69.9% cheaper than Long Beach.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Long Beach, you would:
pay 81.8% less for restaurants
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.00
|
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.27
EGP207.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
|
$0.25
EGP12.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
|
$0.12
EGP5.94
|
|
pay 71.7% less for groceries
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.97
|
$0.56
EGP27.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.98
|
$1.68
EGP81.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.11
|
$3.57
EGP173.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
|
$1.44
EGP69.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.63
|
$2.14
EGP103.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$0.62
EGP29.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.20
EGP9.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.46
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$0.15
EGP7.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.17
EGP8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.28
EGP13.75
|
|
pay 55.9% less for transportation
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
|
$0.96
EGP46.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.00
|
$6.40
EGP310.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,499.50
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,656,645.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.30
|
$2.88
EGP139.78
|
|
pay 90.3% less for housing
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.75
|
$7.77
EGP377.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,325.00
|
$194.33
EGP9,427.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,140.00
|
$117.39
EGP5,694.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.67
|
$14.34
EGP695.56
|
|
pay 91.2% less for childcare
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
|
$99.11
EGP4,807.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,333.33
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,867.68
|
|
pay 75.0% less for entertainment and sports
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
|
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
|
$1.50
EGP72.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.76
EGP85.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.66
|
$17.05
EGP827.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$3.20
EGP155.31
|
|
pay 23.3% less for clothing
Long Beach
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$34.43
EGP1,670.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.75
|
$41.73
EGP2,024.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.83
|
$89.91
EGP4,361.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.25
|
$50.03
EGP2,426.73
|
|
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