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
MKD296.95
|
$4.06
EGP205.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.44
MKD252.63
|
$4.71
EGP238.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
MKD83.98
|
$0.33
EGP16.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
MKD59.44
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
MKD38.22
|
$0.65
EGP32.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
MKD198.65
|
$1.59
EGP80.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MKD256.57
|
$3.40
EGP171.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.07
MKD117.59
|
$1.45
EGP73.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
MKD159.91
|
$1.96
EGP99.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
MKD22.61
|
$0.68
EGP34.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
MKD33.29
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
MKD28.55
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
MKD38.00
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
MKD22.00
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
MKD24.69
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.31
MKD302.18
|
$1.01
EGP51.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.47
MKD1,393.52
|
$8.12
EGP410.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,527.06
MKD1,738,304.85
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.46
MKD311.09
|
$2.50
EGP126.26
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.42
MKD935.19
|
$9.69
EGP490.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$243.32
MKD13,855.63
|
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.36
MKD10,270.27
|
$129.60
EGP6,553.87
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.51
MKD5,780.02
|
$13.65
EGP690.36
|
|
pay 28.9% less for childcare
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.27
MKD12,827.53
|
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,883.00
MKD107,223.82
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73
|
|
pay 23.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
MKD101.53
|
$1.42
EGP71.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
MKD88.91
|
$1.54
EGP77.77
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.74
MKD156.04
|
$1.83
EGP92.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.10
MKD1,429.04
|
$18.55
EGP938.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
MKD270.05
|
$3.04
EGP153.98
|
|
pay 5.5% more for clothing
|
Macedonia
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
MKD2,854.22
|
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.45
MKD1,904.62
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.27
MKD4,115.55
|
$97.57
EGP4,934.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.74
MKD4,711.29
|
$53.60
EGP2,710.63
|
|
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