Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 11.2% cheaper than Monrovia.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 71.3% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.25
LRD1,491.38
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
LRD1,988.51
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
LRD338.95
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 68.8% less for groceries
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
LRD298.90
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,067.54
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
LRD1,099.69
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
LRD655.84
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
LRD809.22
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
LRD134.21
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.58
LRD466.14
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
LRD714.71
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
LRD574.93
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD186.18
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$3.88
LRD700.50
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
LRD728.77
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
LRD3,615.47
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD916,498.56
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,294.37
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 52.0% less for housing
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD16,857.11
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD120,515.65
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD16,269.61
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD37,683.51
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 23.6% more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD13,437.02
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD271,160.21
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD451.93
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD564.92
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD903.87
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD13,783.98
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,762.50
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 50.1% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,328.48
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,101.10
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,168.51
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD12,428.18
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
|
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