Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 49.6% cheaper than Mexico City.
- Restaurants
-
pay 62.3% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 61.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 16.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 77.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 50.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 62.3% less for restaurants
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$185.06
|
$4.06
EGP200.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$138.80
|
$4.71
EGP233.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$20.12
|
$0.33
EGP16.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$14.40
|
$0.12
EGP6.06
|
|
pay 61.4% less for groceries
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$45.70
|
$0.65
EGP32.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$90.71
|
$1.59
EGP78.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$102.65
|
$3.40
EGP168.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$40.68
|
$1.45
EGP71.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$66.55
|
$1.96
EGP96.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$22.77
|
$0.68
EGP33.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$12.47
|
$0.23
EGP11.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$14.89
|
$0.16
EGP7.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.53
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$15.86
|
$0.22
EGP10.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$15.43
|
$0.19
EGP9.39
|
|
pay 16.5% less for transportation
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$86.44
|
$1.01
EGP50.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$333.11
|
$8.12
EGP401.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$346,987.66
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,795,852.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$64.77
|
$2.50
EGP123.57
|
|
pay 67.0% less for housing
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$454.43
|
$9.69
EGP479.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$16,655.41
|
$208.74
EGP10,331.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,144.66
|
$129.60
EGP6,414.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$565.01
|
$13.65
EGP675.68
|
|
pay 77.0% less for childcare
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,107.99
|
$87.26
EGP4,318.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$157,080.76
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,434.64
|
|
pay 50.9% less for entertainment and sports
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$50.89
|
$1.42
EGP70.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$56.03
|
$1.54
EGP76.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$73.10
|
$1.83
EGP90.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,000.74
|
$18.55
EGP918.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$92.53
|
$3.04
EGP150.70
|
|
pay 12.3% less for clothing
Mexico City
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,050.48
|
$37.28
EGP1,845.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$765.35
|
$49.39
EGP2,444.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,714.76
|
$97.57
EGP4,829.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,713.58
|
$53.60
EGP2,652.96
|
|
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