Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.7% cheaper than Santander.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.5% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 61.7% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 60.7% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 75.1% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 78.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 55.1% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 12.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Santander, you would:
pay 74.5% less for restaurants
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.14
|
$4.06
EGP201.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.82
|
$4.71
EGP234.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.74
|
$0.33
EGP16.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.38
|
$0.12
EGP6.09
|
|
pay 61.7% less for groceries
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
€1.11
|
$0.65
EGP32.26
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.88
€6.82
|
$1.59
EGP78.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.26
€3.69
|
$3.40
EGP168.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.63
|
$1.45
EGP72.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
€2.50
|
$1.96
EGP97.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.93
|
$0.68
EGP34.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.84
|
$0.23
EGP11.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.21
|
$0.16
EGP7.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.16
|
$0.19
EGP9.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.74
|
$0.22
EGP10.75
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.00
|
$0.19
EGP9.43
|
|
pay 60.7% less for transportation
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.33
€5.48
|
$1.01
EGP50.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.98
€32.02
|
$8.12
EGP403.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,759.38
€30,961.83
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.21
€12.30
|
$2.50
EGP124.12
|
|
pay 75.1% less for housing
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.58
€28.21
|
$9.69
EGP481.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.92
€572.25
|
$208.74
EGP10,376.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$482.29
€417.59
|
$129.60
EGP6,442.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.83
€104.62
|
$13.65
EGP678.66
|
|
pay 78.4% less for childcare
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$428.71
€371.19
|
$87.26
EGP4,337.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,423.79
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
|
|
pay 55.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.95
€2.55
|
$1.42
EGP70.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.04
€1.76
|
$1.54
EGP76.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€5.57
|
$1.83
EGP90.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.10
€43.38
|
$18.55
EGP922.27
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.42
|
$3.04
EGP151.36
|
|
pay 12.5% less for clothing
|
Santander
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.50
€90.48
|
$37.28
EGP1,853.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.49
€29.00
|
$49.39
EGP2,455.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.06
€71.92
|
$97.57
EGP4,850.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.05
€94.42
|
$53.60
EGP2,664.65
|
|
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