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
€18.18
|
$4.06
EGP206.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.85
|
$4.71
EGP239.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.86
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.26
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 65.5% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.74
|
$0.65
EGP32.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€6.01
|
$1.59
EGP80.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.27
|
$3.40
EGP172.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.28
|
$1.45
EGP73.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.68
|
$1.96
EGP99.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.84
|
$0.68
EGP34.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.23
EGP11.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.79
|
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.60
|
$0.19
EGP9.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.86
|
$0.22
EGP10.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.19
EGP9.63
|
|
pay 63.5% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.56
|
$1.01
EGP51.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€92.99
|
$8.12
EGP412.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,973.75
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,842,506.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€22.06
|
$2.50
EGP126.79
|
|
pay 85.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.81
|
$9.69
EGP492.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,250.22
|
$208.74
EGP10,599.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,020.09
|
$129.60
EGP6,581.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€182.08
|
$13.65
EGP693.23
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,578.78
|
$87.26
EGP4,431.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,777.55
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,939.89
|
|
pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.38
|
$1.42
EGP72.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.49
|
$1.54
EGP78.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.17
|
$1.83
EGP92.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.81
|
$18.55
EGP942.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.52
|
$3.04
EGP154.62
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€81.80
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€37.10
|
$49.39
EGP2,508.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€89.80
|
$97.57
EGP4,954.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€114.95
|
$53.60
EGP2,721.88
|
|
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