Cost of living comparison

Warsaw, Poland

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 57.6% cheaper than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 69.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 43.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 51.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 75.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 83.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.4% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 69.8% less for restaurants

	Warsaw	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN38.10	$4.06 EGP205.74	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.66 PLN33.34	$4.71 EGP238.66	-45.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.91	$0.33 EGP16.95	-81.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 PLN6.89	$0.12 EGP6.21	-93.2%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 43.7% less for groceries

	Warsaw	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.09 PLN4.19	$0.65 EGP32.89	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.36 PLN16.78	$1.59 EGP80.36	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80 PLN14.61	$3.40 EGP172.25	-10.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.02 PLN11.64	$1.45 EGP73.48	-52.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.54 PLN9.77	$1.96 EGP99.30	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PLN1.75	$0.68 EGP34.67	+50.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 PLN2.87	$0.23 EGP11.81	-68.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 PLN3.16	$0.16 EGP8.06	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 PLN5.34	$0.19 EGP9.75	-86.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.60	$0.22 EGP10.96	-47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 PLN1.80	$0.19 EGP9.61	-59.5%
Average			-43.7%

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pay 51.0% less for transportation

	Warsaw	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.20 PLN23.87	$1.01 EGP51.42	-83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.22 PLN104.79	$8.12 EGP411.49	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,732.76 PLN118,308.26	$36,284.10 EGP1,838,832.03	+18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN30.48	$2.50 EGP126.53	-68.5%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 75.6% less for housing

	Warsaw	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.20 PLN66.19	$9.69 EGP491.25	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,070.18 PLN4,119.76	$208.74 EGP10,578.64	-80.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$832.44 PLN3,204.53	$129.60 EGP6,567.96	-84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$224.46 PLN864.08	$13.65 EGP691.85	-93.9%
Average			-75.6%

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pay 83.7% less for childcare

	Warsaw	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$507.82 PLN1,954.90	$87.26 EGP4,422.30	-82.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,579.90 PLN48,427.35	$1,948.40 EGP98,742.57	-84.5%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 60.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN14.29	$1.42 EGP72.01	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 PLN14.09	$1.54 EGP77.93	-58.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.76 PLN18.34	$1.83 EGP92.58	-61.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.25 PLN162.64	$18.55 EGP940.19	-56.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.66 PLN33.34	$3.04 EGP154.31	-64.8%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Warsaw	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.45 PLN344.34	$37.28 EGP1,889.33	-58.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.56 PLN159.97	$49.39 EGP2,503.21	+18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.32 PLN340.01	$97.57 EGP4,944.86	+10.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.18 PLN393.33	$53.60 EGP2,716.46	-47.5%
Average			-19.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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