Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 57.3% cheaper than Spain overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.0% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 58.6% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 58.9% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 78.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 75.5% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.3% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 3.3% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Spain, you would:
pay 74.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€11.80
|
$4.06
EGP199.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€7.85
|
$4.71
EGP231.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.81
|
$0.33
EGP16.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.34
|
$0.12
EGP6.01
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.11
|
$0.65
EGP31.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€5.42
|
$1.59
EGP77.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.54
|
$3.40
EGP166.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.26
|
$1.45
EGP71.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€2.86
|
$1.96
EGP96.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.84
|
$0.68
EGP33.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.23
EGP11.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.74
|
$0.16
EGP7.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.96
|
$0.19
EGP9.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.62
|
$0.22
EGP10.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.69
|
$0.19
EGP9.32
|
|
pay 58.9% less for transportation
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.43
|
$1.01
EGP49.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€29.16
|
$8.12
EGP398.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€28,641.64
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,781,792.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€12.40
|
$2.50
EGP122.61
|
|
pay 78.5% less for housing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€27.13
|
$9.69
EGP476.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€742.66
|
$208.74
EGP10,250.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€589.22
|
$129.60
EGP6,364.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€88.51
|
$13.65
EGP670.39
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€328.58
|
$87.26
EGP4,285.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€6,259.06
|
$1,948.40
EGP95,679.62
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.42
|
$1.42
EGP69.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.68
|
$1.54
EGP75.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€4.81
|
$1.83
EGP89.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€36.49
|
$18.55
EGP911.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€7.35
|
$3.04
EGP149.52
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
Spain
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€64.60
|
$37.28
EGP1,830.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€27.34
|
$49.39
EGP2,425.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€66.37
|
$97.57
EGP4,791.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€77.80
|
$53.60
EGP2,632.19
|
|
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