Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 56.3% cheaper than Saipan.
- Restaurants
-
pay 68.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 76.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 57.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 79.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 67.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 66.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 21.2% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, groceries, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
|
$4.06
EGP202.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$4.71
EGP234.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.33
EGP16.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 76.9% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.33
|
$0.65
EGP32.38
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.59
EGP79.10
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.44
|
$3.40
EGP169.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.33
|
$1.45
EGP72.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
|
$1.96
EGP97.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.68
EGP34.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.99
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
|
$1.01
EGP50.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP405.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,999.00
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,810,008.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.41
|
$2.50
EGP124.55
|
|
pay 79.0% less for housing
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.00
|
$9.69
EGP483.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$625.00
|
$208.74
EGP10,412.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$450.00
|
$129.60
EGP6,465.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$254.42
|
$13.65
EGP681.00
|
|
pay 67.5% less for childcare
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$87.26
EGP4,352.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,000.00
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,194.76
|
|
pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$1.42
EGP70.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$1.54
EGP76.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.83
EGP91.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.50
|
$18.55
EGP925.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$3.04
EGP151.89
|
|
pay 21.2% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$30.00
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.00
|
$97.57
EGP4,867.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.00
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.88
|
|
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