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
€12.20
|
$4.06
EGP200.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.13
|
$4.71
EGP232.45
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
€1.85
|
$0.33
EGP16.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
€1.73
|
$0.12
EGP6.05
|
|
pay 52.7% less for groceries
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
€1.44
|
$0.65
EGP32.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.36
€6.03
|
$1.59
EGP78.27
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.91
|
$3.40
EGP167.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
€2.44
|
$1.45
EGP71.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.03
€2.88
|
$1.96
EGP96.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.62
|
$0.68
EGP33.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.23
EGP11.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.16
EGP7.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.19
EGP9.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.37
|
$0.22
EGP10.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.19
EGP9.36
|
|
pay 56.6% less for transportation
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
€5.80
|
$1.01
EGP50.08
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.08
€29.48
|
$8.12
EGP400.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,251.45
€31,534.41
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,790,983.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.36
€10.77
|
$2.50
EGP123.24
|
|
pay 71.6% less for housing
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.16
€16.27
|
$9.69
EGP478.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$795.81
€754.71
|
$208.74
EGP10,303.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$594.19
€563.50
|
$129.60
EGP6,397.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.42
€141.70
|
$13.65
EGP673.85
|
|
pay 80.7% less for childcare
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$556.87
€528.11
|
$87.26
EGP4,307.23
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,496.16
€8,057.43
|
$1,948.40
EGP96,173.16
|
|
pay 61.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$1.42
EGP70.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.37
€3.20
|
$1.54
EGP75.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.08
|
$1.83
EGP90.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.23
€38.15
|
$18.55
EGP915.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$3.04
EGP150.29
|
|
pay 19.1% less for clothing
|
Vilnius
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.32
€78.07
|
$37.28
EGP1,840.16
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.02
€34.16
|
$49.39
EGP2,438.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.70
€95.50
|
$97.57
EGP4,816.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
€114.35
|
$53.60
EGP2,645.77
|
|
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