Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 66.5% cheaper than Strassen.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 40.4% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 83.5% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 85.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.2% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Strassen, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.76
€18.19
|
$4.06
EGP206.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
$4.71
EGP239.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
€2.60
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.82
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.65
EGP32.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$1.59
EGP80.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.45
€3.34
|
$3.40
EGP172.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
€3.49
|
$1.45
EGP73.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.96
EGP99.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.68
EGP34.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.57
|
$0.23
EGP11.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
EGP9.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.22
EGP10.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.19
EGP9.63
|
|
pay 83.5% less for transportation
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
€5.95
|
$1.01
EGP51.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$8.12
EGP412.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$36,284.10
EGP1,842,506.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.50
EGP126.79
|
|
pay 85.8% less for housing
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.87
€41.58
|
$9.69
EGP492.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,714.82
€1,663.02
|
$208.74
EGP10,599.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,607.64
€1,559.08
|
$129.60
EGP6,581.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.35
€95.38
|
$13.65
EGP693.23
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$87.26
EGP4,431.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP98,939.89
|
pay 41.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.12
|
$1.42
EGP72.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€4.16
|
$1.54
EGP78.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$1.83
EGP92.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.29
€18.71
|
$18.55
EGP942.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.04
EGP154.62
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Strassen
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$37.28
EGP1,893.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.39
EGP2,508.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$97.57
EGP4,954.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.60
EGP2,721.88
|
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