Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 64.3% cheaper than Zakynthos.
- Restaurants
-
pay 81.4% less in Cairo
- Groceries
-
pay 69.8% less in Cairo
- Transportation
-
pay 32.0% less in Cairo
- Housing
-
pay 71.0% less in Cairo
- Childcare
-
pay 91.9% less in Cairo
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 60.2% less in Cairo
- Clothing
-
pay 43.5% less in Cairo
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Cairo.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Zakynthos, you would:
pay 81.4% less for restaurants
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.79
€22.86
|
$4.06
EGP202.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€9.14
|
$4.71
EGP234.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.36
€4.57
|
$0.33
EGP16.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
€1.14
|
$0.12
EGP6.11
|
|
pay 69.8% less for groceries
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.60
|
$0.65
EGP32.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.97
€5.94
|
$1.59
EGP79.08
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
€7.27
|
$3.40
EGP169.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€3.84
|
$1.45
EGP72.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.56
€5.60
|
$1.96
EGP97.72
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.11
|
$0.68
EGP34.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.04
|
$0.23
EGP11.62
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.68
|
$0.16
EGP7.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.79
|
$0.19
EGP9.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.22
EGP10.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.19
EGP9.46
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€6.91
|
$1.01
EGP50.60
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.15
€27.43
|
$8.12
EGP404.92
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,076.45
€13,716.42
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,809,488.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.94
€24.69
|
$2.50
EGP124.51
|
|
pay 71.0% less for housing
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.16
€40.23
|
$9.69
EGP483.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.12
€320.05
|
$208.74
EGP10,409.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$375.12
€320.05
|
$129.60
EGP6,463.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$266.36
€227.26
|
$13.65
EGP680.81
|
|
pay 91.9% less for childcare
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,071.76
€914.43
|
$87.26
EGP4,351.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$1,948.40
EGP97,166.84
|
|
pay 60.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.66
|
$1.42
EGP70.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.47
€3.81
|
$1.54
EGP76.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.93
€4.21
|
$1.83
EGP91.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.03
€23.06
|
$18.55
EGP925.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.79
€10.06
|
$3.04
EGP151.85
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
|
Zakynthos
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$107.18
€91.44
|
$37.28
EGP1,859.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$85.74
€73.15
|
$49.39
EGP2,463.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.89
€100.59
|
$97.57
EGP4,865.95
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.39
€89.92
|
$53.60
EGP2,673.11
|
|
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