Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.0% cheaper than Thessaloniki.
- Restaurants
-
pay 72.7% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 61.5% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 53.6% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 72.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 75.8% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.8% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 13.9% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Thessaloniki, you would:
pay 72.7% less for restaurants
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€13.65
|
$4.06
EGP199.98
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€8.64
|
$4.71
EGP231.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
€1.90
|
$0.33
EGP16.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.45
|
$0.12
EGP6.03
|
|
pay 61.5% less for groceries
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.16
|
$0.65
EGP31.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.62
€5.62
|
$1.59
EGP78.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.42
€4.60
|
$3.40
EGP167.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.40
€3.74
|
$1.45
EGP71.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.24
|
$1.96
EGP96.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.76
|
$0.68
EGP33.69
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.73
|
$0.23
EGP11.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.61
|
$0.16
EGP7.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.81
|
$0.19
EGP9.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
€0.47
|
$0.22
EGP10.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.50
|
$0.19
EGP9.35
|
|
pay 53.6% less for transportation
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.31
|
$1.01
EGP49.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€27.30
|
$8.12
EGP399.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€23,657.88
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,787,296.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.43
€13.10
|
$2.50
EGP122.99
|
|
pay 72.6% less for housing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.57
€26.80
|
$9.69
EGP477.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$516.95
€438.88
|
$208.74
EGP10,282.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$416.75
€353.82
|
$129.60
EGP6,383.89
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.00
€156.21
|
$13.65
EGP672.46
|
|
pay 75.8% less for childcare
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.13
€327.82
|
$87.26
EGP4,298.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,514.71
€6,379.93
|
$1,948.40
EGP95,975.20
|
|
pay 62.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.55
€3.87
|
$1.42
EGP69.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.83
€3.25
|
$1.54
EGP75.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
€4.32
|
$1.83
EGP89.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.72
€36.27
|
$18.55
EGP913.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€7.28
|
$3.04
EGP149.98
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
|
Thessaloniki
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.28
€73.25
|
$37.28
EGP1,836.38
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.66
€30.27
|
$49.39
EGP2,433.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€73.30
|
$97.57
EGP4,806.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.79
€91.52
|
$53.60
EGP2,640.32
|
|
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