Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 66.3% cheaper than Montreal.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 79.5% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$4.27
EGP207.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$0.25
EGP12.11
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$0.12
EGP5.96
|
|
pay 72.9% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$0.56
EGP27.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$1.68
EGP81.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$3.57
EGP173.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$1.44
EGP70.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$2.14
EGP103.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$0.62
EGP30.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.20
EGP9.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$0.15
EGP7.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$0.15
EGP7.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$0.17
EGP8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$0.28
EGP13.78
|
|
pay 53.8% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$0.96
EGP46.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$6.40
EGP311.33
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,660,402.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$2.88
EGP140.10
|
|
pay 82.8% less for housing
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$7.77
EGP377.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$194.33
EGP9,448.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$117.39
EGP5,707.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$14.34
EGP697.14
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$99.11
EGP4,818.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$1,728.87
EGP84,057.86
|
|
pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$1.50
EGP72.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$1.76
EGP85.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$17.05
EGP828.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$3.20
EGP155.66
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Montreal
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$34.43
EGP1,674.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$41.73
EGP2,029.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$89.91
EGP4,371.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$50.03
EGP2,432.23
|
|
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