Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 67.1% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.8% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 65.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 63.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.4% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 86.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 69.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 19.0% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 80.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.17
|
$4.06
EGP197.58
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.54
|
$4.71
EGP229.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.54
|
$0.33
EGP16.28
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.01
|
$0.12
EGP5.96
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.54
|
$0.65
EGP31.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.35
|
$1.59
EGP77.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.80
|
$3.40
EGP165.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.81
|
$1.45
EGP70.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€5.94
|
$1.96
EGP95.37
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.75
|
$0.68
EGP33.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.91
|
$0.23
EGP11.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.70
|
$0.16
EGP7.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.22
EGP10.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.23
|
|
pay 63.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.73
|
$1.01
EGP49.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€82.73
|
$8.12
EGP395.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€27,557.02
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,765,881.68
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€19.63
|
$2.50
EGP121.51
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€37.20
|
$9.69
EGP471.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,112.31
|
$208.74
EGP10,158.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€907.57
|
$129.60
EGP6,307.40
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€162.00
|
$13.65
EGP664.40
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,404.63
|
$87.26
EGP4,246.86
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€7,809.30
|
$1,948.40
EGP94,825.24
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.79
|
$1.42
EGP69.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.11
|
$1.54
EGP74.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€9.94
|
$1.83
EGP88.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€33.64
|
$18.55
EGP902.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.03
|
$3.04
EGP148.19
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€72.77
|
$37.28
EGP1,814.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.01
|
$49.39
EGP2,403.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€79.90
|
$97.57
EGP4,748.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€102.27
|
$53.60
EGP2,608.69
|
|
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