Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 42.7% more expensive than Pakistan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% more in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 6.4% more in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 1.1% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 44.0% more in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 2.0 times more in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.4% more in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 2.1 times more in Cairo
The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cairo are more expensive than in Pakistan. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 37.0% more for restaurants
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.63
PKR454.13
|
$4.06
EGP206.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.70
PKR1,029.27
|
$4.71
EGP239.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
PKR82.92
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
PKR56.68
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 6.4% more for groceries
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
PKR151.39
|
$0.65
EGP32.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.48
PKR688.33
|
$1.59
EGP80.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.74
PKR761.70
|
$3.40
EGP172.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.15
PKR320.86
|
$1.45
EGP73.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.24
PKR343.95
|
$1.96
EGP99.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
PKR129.49
|
$0.68
EGP34.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.28
PKR77.78
|
$0.23
EGP11.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR89.24
|
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
PKR63.77
|
$0.19
EGP9.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
PKR46.54
|
$0.22
EGP10.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
PKR61.30
|
$0.19
EGP9.63
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
PKR1,031.56
|
$1.01
EGP51.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.71
PKR1,866.30
|
$8.12
EGP412.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,760.96
PKR5,216,315.93
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,842,506.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.64
PKR1,290.05
|
$2.50
EGP126.79
|
|
pay 44.0% more for housing
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.82
PKR3,842.86
|
$9.69
EGP492.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.73
PKR24,670.78
|
$208.74
EGP10,599.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$52.29
PKR14,538.59
|
$129.60
EGP6,581.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.51
PKR16,823.02
|
$13.65
EGP693.23
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$34.35
PKR9,551.00
|
$87.26
EGP4,431.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,271.23
PKR353,453.44
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,939.89
|
|
pay 0.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
PKR507.26
|
$1.42
EGP72.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
PKR415.86
|
$1.54
EGP78.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.89
PKR525.68
|
$1.83
EGP92.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.72
PKR3,536.22
|
$18.55
EGP942.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.87
PKR1,076.23
|
$3.04
EGP154.62
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Pakistan
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$14.19
PKR3,944.46
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.90
PKR6,087.97
|
$49.39
EGP2,508.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.34
PKR17,056.28
|
$97.57
EGP4,954.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.94
PKR8,046.23
|
$53.60
EGP2,721.88
|
|
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