Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 69.9% cheaper than New Orleans.
If you lived in Cairo instead of New Orleans, you would:
pay 83.2% less for restaurants
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New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$4.27
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.27
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.20
|
$0.25
EGP12.27
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$0.12
EGP6.04
|
|
pay 74.1% less for groceries
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.73
|
$0.56
EGP27.45
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.79
|
$1.68
EGP82.82
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
|
$3.57
EGP176.03
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|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
|
$1.44
EGP71.07
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|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.41
|
$2.14
EGP105.23
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.45
|
$0.62
EGP30.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.20
EGP9.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.15
EGP7.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.17
EGP8.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.48
|
$0.28
EGP13.96
|
|
pay 60.9% less for transportation
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
|
$0.96
EGP47.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.00
|
$6.40
EGP315.52
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,884.90
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,682,769.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
|
$2.88
EGP141.98
|
|
pay 89.1% less for housing
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.00
|
$7.77
EGP383.01
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|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,700.00
|
$194.33
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|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,103.62
|
$117.39
EGP5,784.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.77
|
$14.34
EGP706.53
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,576.67
|
$99.11
EGP4,883.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,230.00
|
$1,728.87
EGP85,190.20
|
|
pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$1.76
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|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.33
|
$1.50
EGP73.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$1.76
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|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.00
|
$17.05
EGP840.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$3.20
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pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
New Orleans
|
Cairo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.86
|
$34.43
EGP1,696.61
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|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
|
$41.73
EGP2,056.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.62
|
$89.91
EGP4,430.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.83
|
$50.03
EGP2,464.99
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