Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 69.7% cheaper than Milan.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Milan, you would:
pay 81.2% less for restaurants
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.52
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.76
|
$4.27
EGP206.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.12
€2.82
|
$0.25
EGP12.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.35
|
$0.12
EGP5.92
|
|
pay 70.8% less for groceries
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
€2.38
|
$0.56
EGP26.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.63
|
$1.68
EGP81.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
€5.91
|
$3.57
EGP172.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.15
€3.74
|
$1.44
EGP69.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.71
€5.15
|
$2.14
EGP103.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.00
|
$0.62
EGP29.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$0.20
EGP9.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.08
|
$0.15
EGP7.39
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.46
|
$0.15
EGP7.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.76
|
$0.17
EGP8.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.28
EGP13.69
|
|
pay 62.0% less for transportation
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€6.92
|
$0.96
EGP46.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.24
€38.06
|
$6.40
EGP309.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,323.64
€27,325.54
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,649,883.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.91
€22.45
|
$2.88
EGP139.21
|
|
pay 85.6% less for housing
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.17
€26.28
|
$7.77
EGP375.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,524.42
€1,373.70
|
$194.33
EGP9,388.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,033.99
€931.76
|
$117.39
EGP5,671.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$212.15
€191.17
|
$14.34
EGP692.72
|
|
pay 88.2% less for childcare
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$855.31
€770.74
|
$99.11
EGP4,788.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,265.21
€12,854.80
|
$1,728.87
EGP83,525.37
|
|
pay 64.1% less for entertainment and sports
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.50
€5.86
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.10
€1.90
|
$1.50
EGP72.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.86
|
$1.76
EGP85.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.19
€62.35
|
$17.05
EGP823.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$3.20
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Milan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.28
€92.17
|
$34.43
EGP1,663.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.36
€35.47
|
$41.73
EGP2,016.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.96
€96.38
|
$89.91
EGP4,343.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$155.03
€139.71
|
$50.03
EGP2,416.82
|
|
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