Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 52.6% cheaper than Podgorica.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Podgorica, you would:
pay 67.6% less for restaurants
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.04
€7.71
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
€1.45
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
€0.89
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
€3.82
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.94
€4.74
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.84
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.59
€3.44
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.64
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.02
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.42
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.50
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 47.6% less for transportation
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.02
€5.77
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€30.83
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,933.36
€26,781.75
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.64
€6.37
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.29
€28.08
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.17
€562.01
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$453.87
€435.16
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$82.62
€79.21
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 69.5% less for childcare
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$265.47
€254.52
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,966.46
€6,679.25
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 42.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
€2.26
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
€3.70
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.72
€38.08
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.36
€5.14
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
|
Podgorica
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.10
€72.96
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.90
€40.17
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.78
€89.91
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.69
€102.29
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
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