Cities / Middle East & Africa / Egypt

Cairo

Egypt

One person needs about EGP 36,505 a month here, renting a 1-bedroom flat in the centre. A family of four needs about EGP 104,447.

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Renting in the city centre. Built from the prices below. What we count

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Item	Typical	Reports
1-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	EGP 16,034	0 reports
1-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	EGP 11,545	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, city centreEstimated	EGP 33,672	0 reports
3-bedroom flat, outside the centreEstimated	EGP 24,051	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Milk, 1 LEstimated	EGP 27	0 reports
Fresh white bread, 500 gEstimated	EGP 72	0 reports
White rice, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 106	0 reports
Eggs, 12Estimated	EGP 91	0 reports
Local cheese, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 317	0 reports
Chicken fillets, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 275	0 reports
Beef, round or similar, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 381	0 reports
Apples, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 100	0 reports
Bananas, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 38	0 reports
Oranges, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 91	0 reports
Tomatoes, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 100	0 reports
Potatoes, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 63	0 reports
Onions, 1 kgEstimated	EGP 63	0 reports
Lettuce, 1 headEstimated	EGP 51	0 reports
Bottled water, 1.5 LEstimated	EGP 47	0 reports
Bottle of mid-range wineEstimated	EGP 461	0 reports
Local beer, 0.5 L, from a shopEstimated	EGP 63	0 reports
Cigarettes, pack of 20Estimated	EGP 395	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Meal at an inexpensive restaurantEstimated	EGP 179	0 reports
Three-course dinner for two, mid-range restaurantEstimated	EGP 717	0 reports
Fast-food combo mealEstimated	EGP 160	0 reports
Cappuccino, regularEstimated	EGP 46	0 reports
Local draft beer, 0.5 LEstimated	EGP 103	0 reports
Soft drink, 0.33 L, in a caféEstimated	EGP 39	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
One-way local transit ticketEstimated	EGP 33	0 reports
Monthly public transport passEstimated	EGP 1,505	0 reports
Taxi, starting fareEstimated	EGP 40	0 reports
Taxi, per kmEstimated	EGP 22	0 reports
Petrol, 1 LEstimated	EGP 34	0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Electricity, water, heating and cooling for 85 m²Estimated	EGP 3,261	0 reports
Mobile plan with calls and 10 GB+ dataEstimated	EGP 1,087	0 reports
Home internet, 60 Mbps or fasterEstimated	EGP 1,178	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Gym membership, monthlyEstimated	EGP 1,198		0 reports
Cinema ticketEstimated	EGP 240		0 reports

Item	Typical	Reports
Jeans, Levi's 501 or similarEstimated	EGP 2,361	0 reports
Summer dress from a chain storeEstimated	EGP 1,513	0 reports
Running shoes, mid-rangeEstimated	EGP 3,996	0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Private full-day preschool, monthly, one childEstimated	EGP 19,254		0 reports
International primary school, yearly, one childEstimated	EGP 704,653		0 reports

Item	Typical	What people paid	Reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, centreEstimated	EGP 76,965		0 reports
Price per m² to buy a flat, outside the centreEstimated	EGP 49,706		0 reports

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