Cost of living comparison

Queenstown, New Zealand

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Queenstown Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 61.7% cheaper than Queenstown.

Restaurants: pay 72.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 71.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 48.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 84.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 72.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.4% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Queenstown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.3% less for restaurants

	Queenstown	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.75 NZ$18.02	$4.06 EGP206.08	-62.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$4.71 EGP239.05	-47.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 NZ$3.67	$0.33 EGP16.98	-84.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.45 NZ$4.10	$0.12 EGP6.22	-95.0%
Average			-72.3%

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pay 71.1% less for groceries

	Queenstown	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.32	$0.65 EGP32.94	-67.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 NZ$6.67	$1.59 EGP80.49	-60.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.88 NZ$13.21	$3.40 EGP172.54	-56.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.30 NZ$8.88	$1.45 EGP73.60	-72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.56 NZ$7.64	$1.96 EGP99.47	-57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.27	$0.68 EGP34.72	-49.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 NZ$2.25	$0.23 EGP11.83	-82.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.46 NZ$2.45	$0.16 EGP8.07	-89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.67 NZ$4.47	$0.19 EGP9.77	-92.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.47	$0.22 EGP10.98	-75.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.89 NZ$1.50	$0.19 EGP9.63	-78.8%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 48.7% less for transportation

	Queenstown	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.23 NZ$10.44	$1.01 EGP51.51	-83.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP412.16
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,200.81 NZ$48,945.37	$36,284.10 EGP1,841,838.02	+24.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.62 NZ$31.21	$2.50 EGP126.74	-86.6%
Average			-48.7%

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pay 84.2% less for housing

	Queenstown	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.44 NZ$87.89	$9.69 EGP492.05	-81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,400.69 NZ$2,347.79	$208.74 EGP10,595.94	-85.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,269.08 NZ$2,127.19	$129.60 EGP6,578.70	-89.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.74 NZ$116.90	$13.65 EGP692.98	-80.4%
Average			-84.2%

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pay 72.0% less for childcare

	Queenstown	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.26 NZ$625.64	$87.26 EGP4,429.53	-76.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,972.15 NZ$10,010.30	$1,948.40 EGP98,903.98	-67.4%
Average			-72.0%

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pay 71.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Queenstown	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$10.01	$1.42 EGP72.13	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 NZ$5.69	$1.54 EGP78.06	-54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$40.04	$1.83 EGP92.74	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.03 NZ$95.60	$18.55 EGP941.73	-67.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.96 NZ$15.02	$3.04 EGP154.56	-66.0%
Average			-71.4%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Queenstown	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$110.11	$37.28 EGP1,892.42	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 NZ$58.39	$49.39 EGP2,507.30	+41.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.58 NZ$150.15	$97.57 EGP4,952.94	+8.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.94 NZ$202.71	$53.60 EGP2,720.90	-55.7%
Average			-12.1%

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