Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 61.3% cheaper than Puerto Rico overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 73.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 82.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 79.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 57.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 4.8% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 73.7% less for restaurants
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
|
$4.06
EGP208.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.53
|
$4.71
EGP241.52
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
|
$0.33
EGP17.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
|
$0.12
EGP6.28
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.14
|
$0.65
EGP33.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.23
|
$1.59
EGP81.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.64
|
$3.40
EGP174.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
|
$1.45
EGP74.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
|
$1.96
EGP100.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.68
EGP35.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$0.23
EGP11.95
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.16
EGP8.16
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$0.19
EGP9.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
|
$0.22
EGP11.09
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
|
$0.19
EGP9.73
|
|
pay 57.6% less for transportation
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.74
|
$1.01
EGP52.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.80
|
$8.12
EGP416.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,875.00
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,860,883.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.18
|
$2.50
EGP128.05
|
|
pay 82.0% less for housing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.13
|
$9.69
EGP497.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$830.95
|
$208.74
EGP10,705.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$536.89
|
$129.60
EGP6,646.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$215.17
|
$13.65
EGP700.15
|
|
pay 79.4% less for childcare
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$421.25
|
$87.26
EGP4,475.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,550.00
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,926.71
|
|
pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
|
$1.42
EGP72.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
|
$1.54
EGP78.87
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.94
|
$1.83
EGP93.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.20
|
$18.55
EGP951.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.17
|
$3.04
EGP156.16
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
|
Puerto Rico
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.66
|
$37.28
EGP1,911.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.06
|
$49.39
EGP2,533.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.78
|
$97.57
EGP5,004.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
|
$53.60
EGP2,749.03
|
|
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