Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 59.3% cheaper than Vilnius.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Vilnius, you would:
pay 72.4% less for restaurants
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€12.33
|
$4.06
EGP206.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.22
|
$4.71
EGP239.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.87
|
$0.33
EGP17.02
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.75
|
$0.12
EGP6.23
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.46
|
$0.65
EGP33.02
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.10
|
$1.59
EGP80.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.96
|
$3.40
EGP172.95
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.47
|
$1.45
EGP73.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.91
|
$1.96
EGP99.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.68
EGP34.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.23
EGP11.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$0.16
EGP8.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$0.19
EGP9.79
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.38
|
$0.22
EGP11.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.43
|
$0.19
EGP9.65
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.87
|
$1.01
EGP51.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.80
|
$8.12
EGP413.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,880.59
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,846,251.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.89
|
$2.50
EGP127.04
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.45
|
$9.69
EGP493.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€763.00
|
$208.74
EGP10,621.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€569.69
|
$129.60
EGP6,594.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€143.26
|
$13.65
EGP694.64
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€533.91
|
$87.26
EGP4,440.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,145.89
|
$1,948.40
EGP99,140.99
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.62
|
$1.42
EGP72.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.24
|
$1.54
EGP78.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
$1.83
EGP92.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.57
|
$18.55
EGP943.99
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.22
|
$3.04
EGP154.93
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.93
|
$37.28
EGP1,896.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.54
|
$49.39
EGP2,513.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€96.55
|
$97.57
EGP4,964.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€115.60
|
$53.60
EGP2,727.42
|
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