Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Poland Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.4% cheaper than Poland overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 42.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 65.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 70.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 6.1% less in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Poland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Poland, you would:

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pay 66.0% less for restaurants

	Poland	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.88 PLN33.40	$4.06 EGP205.51	-54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.49 PLN28.19	$4.71 EGP238.39	-37.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 PLN6.55	$0.33 EGP16.93	-80.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 PLN5.39	$0.12 EGP6.20	-91.5%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 42.1% less for groceries

	Poland	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 PLN4.46	$0.65 EGP32.85	-45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 PLN16.20	$1.59 EGP80.27	-63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.58 PLN13.48	$3.40 EGP172.06	-5.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 PLN11.01	$1.45 EGP73.39	-50.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 PLN10.14	$1.96 EGP99.19	-27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.43 PLN1.62	$0.68 EGP34.63	+59.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 PLN2.69	$0.23 EGP11.79	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.76 PLN2.84	$0.16 EGP8.05	-79.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 PLN4.09	$0.19 EGP9.74	-82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.38	$0.22 EGP10.95	-41.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 PLN1.84	$0.19 EGP9.60	-61.2%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Poland	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.07 PLN22.84	$1.01 EGP51.36	-83.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.33 PLN106.58	$8.12 EGP411.01	-71.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,111.92 PLN113,276.52	$36,284.10 EGP1,836,715.76	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.74 PLN29.12	$2.50 EGP126.39	-67.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 65.9% less for housing

	Poland	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.40 PLN54.19	$9.69 EGP490.68	-32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.98 PLN2,264.55	$208.74 EGP10,566.47	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.28 PLN1,799.20	$129.60 EGP6,560.40	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$184.01 PLN692.24	$13.65 EGP691.05	-92.6%
Average			-65.9%

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pay 70.1% less for childcare

	Poland	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$318.05 PLN1,196.45	$87.26 EGP4,417.21	-72.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,011.28 PLN22,613.54	$1,948.40 EGP98,628.92	-67.6%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 51.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Poland	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 PLN11.74	$1.42 EGP71.93	-54.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.04 PLN11.45	$1.54 EGP77.84	-49.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.55 PLN17.10	$1.83 EGP92.48	-59.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.52 PLN122.35	$18.55 EGP939.11	-43.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.47 PLN24.34	$3.04 EGP154.13	-52.9%
Average			-51.9%

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pay 6.1% less for clothing

	Poland	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$75.63 PLN284.51	$37.28 EGP1,887.15	-50.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.26 PLN132.63	$49.39 EGP2,500.33	+40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.29 PLN294.53	$97.57 EGP4,939.17	+24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.22 PLN328.12	$53.60 EGP2,713.33	-38.5%
Average			-6.1%

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