Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 61.2% cheaper than Tamarindo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 71.6% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 69.8% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 62.2% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 83.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 80.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 61.6% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 0.1% less in Cairo
Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tamarindo, you would:
pay 71.6% less for restaurants
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.80
CRC5,446.53
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
CRC4,678.47
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
CRC1,004.20
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
CRC735.94
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
CRC1,307.27
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
CRC2,150.08
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.23
CRC3,642.78
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
CRC1,642.90
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
CRC2,218.54
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
CRC982.31
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC317.63
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.41
CRC708.85
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
CRC679.03
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
CRC525.16
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
CRC599.81
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 62.2% less for transportation
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.49
CRC2,765.97
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$55.44
CRC27,948.62
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,472.63
CRC17,883,436.53
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.94
CRC8,036.68
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 83.0% less for housing
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.60
CRC26,012.32
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.59
CRC903,730.09
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$821.55
CRC414,181.71
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.04
CRC31,781.35
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$513.42
CRC258,841.72
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,729.74
CRC4,401,076.41
|
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
CRC1,469.68
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CRC1,858.89
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
CRC2,429.33
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$96.89
CRC48,846.14
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
CRC3,429.24
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
Tamarindo
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.45
CRC37,030.51
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.32
CRC11,757.40
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.89
CRC53,888.11
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.18
CRC59,075.64
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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