Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 58.1% cheaper than Montenegro overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.8% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 51.2% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 51.7% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 74.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 77.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 30.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 71.8% less for restaurants
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
€11.03
|
$4.06
EGP205.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
€8.59
|
$4.71
EGP238.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€2.04
|
$0.33
EGP16.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
€1.61
|
$0.12
EGP6.19
|
|
pay 51.2% less for groceries
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.96
|
$0.65
EGP32.81
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.91
|
$1.59
EGP80.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.18
€5.05
|
$3.40
EGP171.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.94
|
$1.45
EGP73.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.19
€3.12
|
$1.96
EGP99.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.59
|
$0.68
EGP34.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.81
|
$0.23
EGP11.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.65
|
$0.16
EGP8.04
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.14
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.48
|
$0.22
EGP10.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.58
|
$0.19
EGP9.59
|
|
pay 51.7% less for transportation
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.10
€5.95
|
$1.01
EGP51.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.06
€38.09
|
$8.12
EGP410.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,888.35
€27,196.21
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,506.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.69
€9.45
|
$2.50
EGP126.23
|
|
pay 74.6% less for housing
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.16
€28.44
|
$9.69
EGP490.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$691.39
€674.23
|
$208.74
EGP10,553.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.29
€522.98
|
$129.60
EGP6,552.51
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.51
€96.07
|
$13.65
EGP690.22
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.16
€375.60
|
$87.26
EGP4,411.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,661.10
€8,446.15
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,510.27
|
|
pay 49.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.64
|
$1.42
EGP71.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
€2.20
|
$1.54
EGP77.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
€4.02
|
$1.83
EGP92.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.84
€57.38
|
$18.55
EGP937.98
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.48
€5.34
|
$3.04
EGP153.94
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
|
Montenegro
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.30
€81.23
|
$37.28
EGP1,884.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€44.21
|
$49.39
EGP2,497.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.82
€102.21
|
$97.57
EGP4,933.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.37
€159.32
|
$53.60
EGP2,710.07
|
|
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