Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 54.7% cheaper than Tirana.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tirana, you would:
pay 68.2% less for restaurants
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.92
ALL1,016
|
$4.06
EGP201.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.73
ALL813
|
$4.71
EGP233.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL147
|
$0.33
EGP16.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.12
EGP6.08
|
|
pay 58.2% less for groceries
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
ALL93
|
$0.65
EGP32.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.31
ALL587
|
$1.59
EGP78.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.59
ALL706
|
$3.40
EGP168.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
ALL334
|
$1.45
EGP71.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
ALL329
|
$1.96
EGP97.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL69
|
$0.68
EGP33.96
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
ALL107
|
$0.23
EGP11.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
ALL76
|
$0.16
EGP7.90
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
ALL81
|
$0.19
EGP9.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
ALL47
|
$0.22
EGP10.74
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
ALL56
|
$0.19
EGP9.42
|
|
pay 52.2% less for transportation
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL730
|
$1.01
EGP50.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
ALL1,625
|
$8.12
EGP403.14
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,474.40
ALL2,742,593
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,801,512.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.47
ALL2,743
|
$2.50
EGP123.96
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.21
ALL1,694
|
$9.69
EGP481.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$594.90
ALL55,356
|
$208.74
EGP10,363.94
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$412.58
ALL38,391
|
$129.60
EGP6,434.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.02
ALL7,260
|
$13.65
EGP677.81
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$257.35
ALL23,946
|
$87.26
EGP4,332.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,375.91
ALL500,228
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,738.54
|
|
pay 48.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
ALL254
|
$1.42
EGP70.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ALL173
|
$1.54
EGP76.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
ALL356
|
$1.83
EGP90.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.89
ALL4,363
|
$18.55
EGP921.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.73
ALL813
|
$3.04
EGP151.18
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
|
Tirana
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.35
ALL5,987
|
$37.28
EGP1,850.98
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.77
ALL4,445
|
$49.39
EGP2,452.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.14
ALL9,318
|
$97.57
EGP4,844.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.06
ALL12,474
|
$53.60
EGP2,661.32
|
|
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