Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 65.7% cheaper than Orlando.
- Restaurants
-
pay 80.6% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 73.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 56.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 90.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 82.0% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 71.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 5.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Orlando, you would:
pay 80.6% less for restaurants
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$24.50
|
$4.06
EGP205.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.75
|
$4.71
EGP238.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
|
$0.33
EGP16.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 73.6% less for groceries
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.67
|
$0.65
EGP32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
|
$1.59
EGP80.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.37
|
$3.40
EGP172.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.10
|
$1.45
EGP73.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.26
|
$1.96
EGP99.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.64
|
$0.68
EGP34.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$0.23
EGP11.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.61
|
$0.16
EGP8.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.19
EGP9.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.45
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.52
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
pay 56.2% less for transportation
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.44
|
$1.01
EGP51.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.00
|
$8.12
EGP411.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,406.50
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,837,789.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.10
|
$2.50
EGP126.46
|
|
pay 90.0% less for housing
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.11
|
$9.69
EGP490.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,933.00
|
$208.74
EGP10,572.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,727.58
|
$129.60
EGP6,564.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.26
|
$13.65
EGP691.46
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,175.00
|
$87.26
EGP4,419.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,833.33
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,686.60
|
|
pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$1.42
EGP71.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.93
|
$1.54
EGP77.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$1.83
EGP92.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.25
|
$18.55
EGP939.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$3.04
EGP154.22
|
|
pay 5.5% less for clothing
|
Orlando
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.17
|
$37.28
EGP1,888.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.75
|
$49.39
EGP2,501.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.56
|
$97.57
EGP4,942.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
|
$53.60
EGP2,714.92
|
|
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