Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 74.8% cheaper than Tel Aviv-Yafo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tel Aviv-Yafo, you would:
pay 84.7% less for restaurants
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.36
₪76.33
|
$4.27
EGP210.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.28
₪61.06
|
$4.27
EGP210.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
₪10.31
|
$0.25
EGP12.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
₪8.95
|
$0.12
EGP6.04
|
|
pay 70.1% less for groceries
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
₪9.66
|
$0.56
EGP27.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
₪25.61
|
$1.68
EGP82.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
₪26.33
|
$3.57
EGP176.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
₪14.77
|
$1.44
EGP71.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.46
₪20.47
|
$2.14
EGP105.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
₪6.10
|
$0.62
EGP30.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
₪3.83
|
$0.20
EGP9.71
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
₪3.21
|
$0.15
EGP7.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₪3.65
|
$0.15
EGP7.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
₪2.63
|
$0.17
EGP8.34
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
₪2.60
|
$0.28
EGP13.96
|
|
pay 67.2% less for transportation
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.34
₪27.51
|
$0.96
EGP47.29
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$62.42
₪234.07
|
$6.40
EGP315.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,710.16
₪152,655.36
|
$34,150.60
EGP1,682,769.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
₪44.78
|
$2.88
EGP141.98
|
|
pay 86.3% less for housing
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.72
₪107.70
|
$7.77
EGP383.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,763.31
₪6,612.07
|
$194.33
EGP9,575.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,280.61
₪4,802.05
|
$117.39
EGP5,784.52
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.97
₪719.86
|
$14.34
EGP706.53
|
|
pay 91.8% less for childcare
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,171.74
₪4,393.82
|
$99.11
EGP4,883.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,983.49
₪82,433.89
|
$1,728.87
EGP85,190.20
|
|
pay 75.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.96
₪33.58
|
$1.76
EGP86.77
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.03
₪15.10
|
$1.50
EGP73.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.31
₪38.67
|
$1.76
EGP86.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.49
₪290.57
|
$17.05
EGP840.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
₪45.80
|
$3.20
EGP157.76
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
|
Tel Aviv-Yafo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.85
₪396.90
|
$34.43
EGP1,696.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.05
₪228.94
|
$41.73
EGP2,056.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$125.39
₪470.18
|
$89.91
EGP4,430.42
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.64
₪516.12
|
$50.03
EGP2,464.99
|
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