Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 44.4% cheaper than Pretoria.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Pretoria, you would:
pay 50.9% less for restaurants
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 47.7% less for groceries
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 37.2% less for transportation
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 5.3% less for clothing
|
Pretoria
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
|
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