Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 8.2% cheaper than Moroni.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.09
KMF494
|
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$4.27
EGP208.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.25
EGP12.18
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
KMF198
|
$0.12
EGP5.99
|
|
pay 36.1% less for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
KMF175
|
$0.56
EGP27.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.68
EGP82.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.62
KMF8,452
|
$3.57
EGP174.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
KMF1,999
|
$1.44
EGP70.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.09
KMF493
|
$2.14
EGP104.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
KMF1,008
|
$0.62
EGP30.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
KMF99
|
$0.20
EGP9.65
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
KMF112
|
$0.15
EGP7.49
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
KMF451
|
$0.15
EGP7.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
KMF453
|
$0.17
EGP8.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
KMF394
|
$0.28
EGP13.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$0.96
EGP46.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.40
EGP313.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,150.60
EGP1,670,988.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.88
EGP140.99
|
pay 86.0% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.68
KMF32,533
|
$7.77
EGP380.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$194.33
EGP9,508.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$117.39
EGP5,744.02
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.24
KMF37,777
|
$14.34
EGP701.59
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$99.11
EGP4,849.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,728.87
EGP84,593.81
|
pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.50
EGP73.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.63
KMF741
|
$1.76
EGP86.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.44
KMF15,175
|
$17.05
EGP834.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.20
EGP156.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$34.43
EGP1,684.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.73
EGP2,042.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$89.91
EGP4,399.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$50.03
EGP2,447.74
|
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