Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 25.4% cheaper than Nizhny Novgorod.
- Restaurants
-
pay 40.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 12.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 31.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 23.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 60.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.5% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 1.7% more in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Nizhny Novgorod, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
RUB640.36
|
$4.06
EGP205.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.49
RUB352.20
|
$4.71
EGP238.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB63.09
|
$0.33
EGP16.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
RUB22.76
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
RUB33.66
|
$0.65
EGP32.85
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.71
RUB290.83
|
$1.59
EGP80.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RUB234.94
|
$3.40
EGP172.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
RUB99.55
|
$1.45
EGP73.38
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
RUB140.84
|
$1.96
EGP99.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.50
RUB38.91
|
$0.68
EGP34.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB43.54
|
$0.23
EGP11.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB53.34
|
$0.16
EGP8.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RUB68.23
|
$0.19
EGP9.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB15.60
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB15.31
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
pay 31.9% less for transportation
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.10
RUB164.31
|
$1.01
EGP51.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.29
RUB1,120.63
|
$8.12
EGP410.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB2,401,357.37
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,836,443.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.10
RUB400.23
|
$2.50
EGP126.37
|
|
pay 23.7% less for housing
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.80
RUB454.83
|
$9.69
EGP490.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.25
RUB27,074.13
|
$208.74
EGP10,564.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.28
RUB17,509.90
|
$129.60
EGP6,559.43
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.19
RUB5,425.49
|
$13.65
EGP690.95
|
|
pay 60.8% less for childcare
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$260.85
RUB20,456.01
|
$87.26
EGP4,416.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,338.10
RUB340,192.29
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,614.31
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
RUB80.05
|
$1.42
EGP71.92
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RUB141.73
|
$1.54
EGP77.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
RUB176.10
|
$1.83
EGP92.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.89
RUB2,030.15
|
$18.55
EGP938.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
RUB340.19
|
$3.04
EGP154.11
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Nizhny Novgorod
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.23
RUB4,958.36
|
$37.28
EGP1,886.87
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.00
RUB2,588.13
|
$49.39
EGP2,499.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.09
RUB6,045.52
|
$97.57
EGP4,938.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.85
RUB5,869.98
|
$53.60
EGP2,712.93
|
|
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