Cost of living comparison

Sarande, Albania

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Sarande Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 55.4% cheaper than Sarande.

Restaurants: pay 68.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 58.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 54.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 65.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 64.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Sarande Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.2% less for restaurants

	Sarande	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.92 ALL953	$4.06 EGP207.56	-62.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.73 ALL762	$4.71 EGP240.77	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 ALL138	$0.33 EGP17.10	-78.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ALL72	$0.12 EGP6.26	-85.1%
Average			-68.2%

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pay 58.2% less for groceries

	Sarande	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ALL87	$0.65 EGP33.18	-34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.31 ALL551	$1.59 EGP81.07	-74.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.59 ALL663	$3.40 EGP173.78	-55.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.59 ALL313	$1.45 EGP74.13	-59.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 ALL309	$1.96 EGP100.18	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ALL64	$0.68 EGP34.97	-7.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ALL101	$0.23 EGP11.91	-79.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 ALL72	$0.16 EGP8.13	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 ALL76	$0.19 EGP9.84	-77.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL44	$0.22 EGP11.06	-57.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ALL52	$0.19 EGP9.70	-68.4%
Average			-58.2%

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pay 54.4% less for transportation

	Sarande	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.84 ALL685	$1.01 EGP51.88	-87.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.43 ALL1,870	$8.12 EGP415.13	-62.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,474.40 ALL2,572,372	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+23.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.47 ALL2,572	$2.50 EGP127.65	-91.5%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 65.1% less for housing

	Sarande	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.21 ALL1,589	$9.69 EGP495.59	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$684.34 ALL59,725	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-69.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$349.24 ALL30,480	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-62.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.75 ALL6,349	$13.65 EGP697.97	-81.2%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 64.9% less for childcare

	Sarande	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$257.34 ALL22,459	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,375.75 ALL469,168	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-63.8%
Average			-64.9%

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pay 52.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sarande	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 ALL238	$1.42 EGP72.65	-47.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 ALL162	$1.54 EGP78.62	-17.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.82 ALL333	$1.83 EGP93.40	-52.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$84.17 ALL7,346	$18.55 EGP948.51	-78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.73 ALL762	$3.04 EGP155.67	-65.1%
Average			-52.1%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Sarande	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.34 ALL5,616	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.77 ALL4,169	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.14 ALL8,740	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$132.96 ALL11,604	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-59.7%
Average			-25.2%

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