Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 60.0% cheaper than Wuppertal.
- Restaurants
-
pay 73.9% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 63.9% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 58.3% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 68.6% less in Cairo
- Childcare
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pay 88.4% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.4% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 4.6% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Wuppertal, you would:
pay 73.9% less for restaurants
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.86
€11.78
|
$4.06
EGP205.63
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.35
|
$4.71
EGP238.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
€2.09
|
$0.33
EGP16.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.77
|
$0.12
EGP6.20
|
|
pay 63.9% less for groceries
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
€1.82
|
$0.65
EGP32.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.79
|
$1.59
EGP80.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.86
|
$3.40
EGP172.16
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.40
€3.11
|
$1.45
EGP73.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.06
€5.55
|
$1.96
EGP99.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.68
EGP34.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$0.23
EGP11.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.16
EGP8.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$0.19
EGP9.75
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.53
|
$0.22
EGP10.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.19
EGP9.61
|
|
pay 58.3% less for transportation
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
€6.40
|
$1.01
EGP51.39
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.52
€48.11
|
$8.12
EGP411.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,130.52
€26,684.87
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,837,789.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.36
€18.65
|
$2.50
EGP126.46
|
|
pay 68.6% less for housing
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.20
€44.15
|
$9.69
EGP490.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.91
€368.17
|
$208.74
EGP10,572.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.45
€279.81
|
$129.60
EGP6,564.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.75
€110.61
|
$13.65
EGP691.46
|
|
pay 88.4% less for childcare
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$785.96
€719.97
|
$87.26
EGP4,419.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,076.45
€14,726.75
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,686.60
|
|
pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.75
€3.44
|
$1.42
EGP71.97
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
€2.97
|
$1.54
EGP77.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.79
€8.05
|
$1.83
EGP92.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.80
€33.71
|
$18.55
EGP939.66
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.84
|
$3.04
EGP154.22
|
|
pay 4.6% less for clothing
|
Wuppertal
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.46
€88.36
|
$37.28
EGP1,888.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.72
€32.72
|
$49.39
EGP2,501.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.31
€81.82
|
$97.57
EGP4,942.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.59
€49.09
|
$53.60
EGP2,714.92
|
|
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