Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 34.2% cheaper than Peru overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 43.3% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 35.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 52.7% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 50.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 27.2% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Peru, you would:
pay 37.0% less for restaurants
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.74
PEN13.66
|
$4.06
EGP205.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.76
PEN21.05
|
$4.71
EGP238.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
PEN3.41
|
$0.33
EGP16.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
PEN1.71
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 43.3% less for groceries
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
PEN7.74
|
$0.65
EGP32.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PEN11.76
|
$1.59
EGP80.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
PEN16.91
|
$3.40
EGP172.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
PEN9.77
|
$1.45
EGP73.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
PEN8.78
|
$1.96
EGP99.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
PEN2.59
|
$0.68
EGP34.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.41
|
$0.23
EGP11.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.60
|
$0.16
EGP8.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.66
|
$0.19
EGP9.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.19
PEN18.95
|
$1.01
EGP51.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.61
PEN64.30
|
$8.12
EGP411.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,522.48
PEN74,948.11
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,836,715.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.04
PEN58.58
|
$2.50
EGP126.39
|
|
pay 52.7% less for housing
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
PEN104.23
|
$9.69
EGP490.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.84
PEN1,186.33
|
$208.74
EGP10,566.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$239.27
PEN873.80
|
$129.60
EGP6,560.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
PEN135.74
|
$13.65
EGP691.05
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.53
PEN622.79
|
$87.26
EGP4,417.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,073.87
PEN14,877.78
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,628.92
|
|
pay 47.3% less for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.47
PEN9.01
|
$1.42
EGP71.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.84
PEN10.39
|
$1.54
EGP77.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
PEN19.72
|
$1.83
EGP92.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.14
PEN117.37
|
$18.55
EGP939.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.04
PEN18.39
|
$3.04
EGP154.13
|
|
pay 27.2% more for clothing
Peru
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.67
PEN155.82
|
$37.28
EGP1,887.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.03
PEN95.05
|
$49.39
EGP2,500.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.63
PEN243.34
|
$97.57
EGP4,939.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.87
PEN229.59
|
$53.60
EGP2,713.33
|
|
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