Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 45.4% cheaper than Moroni.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 53.9% less for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 81.2% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 81.3% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 31.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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