Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.5% cheaper than Newcastle Upon Tyne.
- Restaurants
-
pay 77.2% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 64.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 65.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 84.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 91.7% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 70.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Newcastle Upon Tyne, you would:
pay 77.2% less for restaurants
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.37
£14.32
|
$4.06
EGP201.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
£6.87
|
$4.71
EGP233.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
£1.99
|
$0.33
EGP16.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
£1.31
|
$0.12
EGP6.07
|
|
pay 64.4% less for groceries
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
£1.12
|
$0.65
EGP32.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
£3.61
|
$1.59
EGP78.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
£4.45
|
$3.40
EGP168.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
£2.56
|
$1.45
EGP71.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
£2.84
|
$1.96
EGP97.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
£0.88
|
$0.68
EGP33.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
£0.57
|
$0.23
EGP11.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
£0.85
|
$0.16
EGP7.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
£1.12
|
$0.19
EGP9.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
£0.63
|
$0.22
EGP10.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.51
|
$0.19
EGP9.41
|
|
pay 65.2% less for transportation
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.08
£5.23
|
$1.01
EGP50.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.23
£62.26
|
$8.12
EGP402.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,004.11
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,799,227.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.52
£11.48
|
$2.50
EGP123.81
|
|
pay 84.0% less for housing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.92
£33.95
|
$9.69
EGP480.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,000.94
£739.90
|
$208.74
EGP10,350.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.92
£572.83
|
$129.60
EGP6,426.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$248.52
£183.71
|
$13.65
EGP676.95
|
|
pay 91.7% less for childcare
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,323.83
£978.58
|
$87.26
EGP4,327.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,373.06
£14,320.72
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,615.88
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
£3.82
|
$1.42
EGP70.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
£3.28
|
$1.54
EGP76.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.79
£12.41
|
$1.83
EGP90.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.18
£29.70
|
$18.55
EGP919.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
£7.64
|
$3.04
EGP150.98
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Newcastle Upon Tyne
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.83
£56.06
|
$37.28
EGP1,848.64
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.39
£29.12
|
$49.39
EGP2,449.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.33
£53.46
|
$97.57
EGP4,838.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.78
£58.24
|
$53.60
EGP2,657.95
|
|
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