Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.9% cheaper than Mexico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 57.0% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 37.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 63.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 55.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 1.5% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 61.0% less for restaurants
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.83
MX$171.68
|
$4.06
EGP205.51
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.25
MX$141.01
|
$4.71
EGP238.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
MX$21.55
|
$0.33
EGP16.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MX$16.25
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 57.0% less for groceries
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.35
MX$45.76
|
$0.65
EGP32.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.62
MX$70.41
|
$1.59
EGP80.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
MX$100.61
|
$3.40
EGP172.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$42.39
|
$1.45
EGP73.39
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.12
MX$60.75
|
$1.96
EGP99.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MX$21.06
|
$0.68
EGP34.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MX$11.03
|
$0.23
EGP11.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
MX$13.74
|
$0.16
EGP8.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MX$13.58
|
$0.19
EGP9.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
MX$15.68
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MX$14.28
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.48
MX$87.11
|
$1.01
EGP51.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.30
MX$511.40
|
$8.12
EGP411.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,957.31
MX$388,039.08
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,836,715.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.63
MX$303.84
|
$2.50
EGP126.39
|
|
pay 63.6% less for housing
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.71
MX$519.38
|
$9.69
EGP490.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$486.26
MX$9,454.63
|
$208.74
EGP10,566.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.30
MX$7,044.32
|
$129.60
EGP6,560.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.69
MX$868.89
|
$13.65
EGP691.05
|
|
pay 55.4% less for childcare
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.12
MX$3,988.18
|
$87.26
EGP4,417.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,165.20
MX$80,985.89
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,628.92
|
|
pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.16
MX$41.93
|
$1.42
EGP71.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
MX$55.21
|
$1.54
EGP77.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.78
MX$73.57
|
$1.83
EGP92.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.67
MX$654.60
|
$18.55
EGP939.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.39
MX$85.36
|
$3.04
EGP154.13
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
|
Mexico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.84
MX$891.31
|
$37.28
EGP1,887.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
MX$706.36
|
$49.39
EGP2,500.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.04
MX$1,595.14
|
$97.57
EGP4,939.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.65
MX$1,490.28
|
$53.60
EGP2,713.33
|
|
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