Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 30.6% cheaper than Macedonia overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 33.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 45.8% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 42.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 28.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 23.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% more in Cairo
Expenses including transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.21
MKD287.74
|
$4.06
EGP203.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD244.80
|
$4.71
EGP235.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD81.38
|
$0.33
EGP16.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD57.59
|
$0.12
EGP6.14
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD37.03
|
$0.65
EGP32.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD192.49
|
$1.59
EGP79.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD248.61
|
$3.40
EGP170.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD113.95
|
$1.45
EGP72.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD154.95
|
$1.96
EGP98.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD21.90
|
$0.68
EGP34.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD32.26
|
$0.23
EGP11.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD27.67
|
$0.16
EGP7.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD36.82
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD21.32
|
$0.22
EGP10.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD23.93
|
$0.19
EGP9.51
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD292.81
|
$1.01
EGP50.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,350.29
|
$8.12
EGP406.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,684,381.12
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,817,861.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD301.44
|
$2.50
EGP125.09
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD906.18
|
$9.69
EGP485.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD13,425.82
|
$208.74
EGP10,458.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD9,951.68
|
$129.60
EGP6,493.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,600.72
|
$13.65
EGP683.96
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD12,429.61
|
$87.26
EGP4,371.87
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD103,897.65
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,616.49
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD98.38
|
$1.42
EGP71.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD86.16
|
$1.54
EGP77.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD151.20
|
$1.83
EGP91.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,384.71
|
$18.55
EGP929.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD261.67
|
$3.04
EGP152.55
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,765.68
|
$37.28
EGP1,867.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,845.54
|
$49.39
EGP2,474.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD3,987.88
|
$97.57
EGP4,888.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,565.14
|
$53.60
EGP2,685.48
|
|
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