Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 69.4% cheaper than Reading.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 60.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 66.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.9% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 92.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 74.7% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 26.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Reading, you would:
pay 79.0% less for restaurants
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£18.83
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
£6.44
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
£2.35
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.84
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 60.9% less for groceries
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.05
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.11
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.66
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.58
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.70
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
£0.98
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
£0.43
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.02
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
£1.62
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
£0.38
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.41
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 66.0% less for transportation
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.09
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$82.66
£60.24
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£26,624.26
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.97
£14.55
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 85.9% less for housing
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.02
£28.43
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,614.42
£1,176.61
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.88
£996.19
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.30
£106.63
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 92.4% less for childcare
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,204.85
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,274.59
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 74.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.71
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.40
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.18
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.66
£34.00
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.21
£10.35
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
|
Reading
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.12
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.38
£49.10
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£64.32
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£66.83
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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