Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 55.3% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 50.2% less for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,001
|
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥801
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥172
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥115
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 68.5% less for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥251
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,078
|
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥905
|
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥321
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥502
|
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥366
|
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥164
|
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥407
|
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥372
|
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥198
|
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥194
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
pay 46.9% less for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥680
|
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,012
|
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,346,467
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,286
|
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
|
pay 79.7% less for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,898
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥172,226
|
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥89,624
|
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,606
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
|
pay 85.1% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥81,986
|
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,230,227
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
|
pay 62.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥501
|
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥523
|
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥601
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,324
|
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,903
|
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,086
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,668
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,749
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,743
|
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
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