Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.2% cheaper than Madrid.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 62.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 83.2% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.7% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 60.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 20.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 78.0% less for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$4.06
EGP202.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.43
|
$4.71
EGP234.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.45
|
$0.33
EGP16.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
€1.59
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 62.4% less for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
€1.32
|
$0.65
EGP32.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
€6.09
|
$1.59
EGP79.10
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€3.88
|
$3.40
EGP169.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.05
€2.68
|
$1.45
EGP72.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.78
€3.33
|
$1.96
EGP97.75
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.99
|
$0.68
EGP34.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.77
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.88
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.92
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.73
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.72
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€5.97
|
$1.01
EGP50.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€37.71
|
$8.12
EGP405.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€31,451.19
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,810,008.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.90
€13.10
|
$2.50
EGP124.55
|
|
pay 83.2% less for housing
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.85
€28.01
|
$9.69
EGP483.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,468.90
€1,291.93
|
$208.74
EGP10,412.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.71
€945.23
|
$129.60
EGP6,465.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.03
€114.37
|
$13.65
EGP681.00
|
|
pay 82.7% less for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.57
€499.19
|
$87.26
EGP4,352.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,069.47
€8,856.33
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,194.76
|
|
pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.30
|
$1.42
EGP70.88
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.27
|
$1.54
EGP76.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.66
|
$1.83
EGP91.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.11
€37.92
|
$18.55
EGP925.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€9.43
|
$3.04
EGP151.89
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.50
€79.60
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
€32.73
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.88
€86.09
|
$97.57
EGP4,867.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.40
€106.77
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.88
|
|
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