Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.8% cheaper than Tilburg.
- Restaurants
-
pay 78.6% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 64.1% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 64.4% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 83.5% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 78.3% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.9% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 14.0% more in Cairo
Expenses including housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tilburg, you would:
pay 78.6% less for restaurants
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.51
|
$4.06
EGP206.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.79
€11.43
|
$4.71
EGP239.14
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
€2.66
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.66
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 64.1% less for groceries
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
€1.54
|
$0.65
EGP32.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.97
|
$1.59
EGP80.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.89
€3.78
|
$3.40
EGP172.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
€4.25
|
$1.45
EGP73.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.31
€7.09
|
$1.96
EGP99.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.80
|
$0.68
EGP34.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.03
|
$0.23
EGP11.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.79
|
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.68
|
$0.19
EGP9.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.88
|
$0.22
EGP10.98
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.19
EGP9.63
|
|
pay 64.4% less for transportation
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.74
€7.51
|
$1.01
EGP51.53
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$71.81
€69.64
|
$8.12
EGP412.31
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,250.29
€34,185.41
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,842,506.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
€16.11
|
$2.50
EGP126.79
|
|
pay 83.5% less for housing
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.48
€37.31
|
$9.69
EGP492.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,195.02
€1,158.92
|
$208.74
EGP10,599.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$894.03
€867.02
|
$129.60
EGP6,581.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.13
€151.41
|
$13.65
EGP693.23
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,268.25
€1,229.94
|
$87.26
EGP4,431.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,196.93
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,939.89
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.24
|
$1.42
EGP72.15
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.92
|
$1.54
EGP78.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.99
|
$1.83
EGP92.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.90
€25.12
|
$18.55
EGP942.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.66
€13.25
|
$3.04
EGP154.62
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Tilburg
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.55
€49.03
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.10
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.58
€22.87
|
$49.39
EGP2,508.21
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.33
€80.81
|
$97.57
EGP4,954.74
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.46
€93.54
|
$53.60
EGP2,721.88
|
|
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