Historical Prices in Cairo

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Restaurants

Year
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant
Meal for 2 People,
Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course
McMeal at McDonalds
(or Equivalent Combo Meal)
2022 85.00 500.00 100.00
2021 80.00 400.00 85.00
2020 80.00 450.00 97.50
2019 60.00 350.00 80.00
2018 70.00 350.00 77.50
2017 60.00 300.00 60.00
2016 50.00 200.00 45.00
2015 35.00 200.00 40.00
2014 30.00 160.00 35.00
2013 30.00 160.00 35.00
2012 30.00 120.10 30.05
2011 36.05 168.15 29.50
2010 42.08 137.45 28.05
Year
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter draught)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
Coke/Pepsi
(0.33 liter bottle)
Water
(0.33 liter bottle)
Cappuccino
(regular)
2022 40.00 69.50 6.48 3.87 40.80
2021 30.00 50.00 5.20 3.58 32.02
2020 40.00 50.00 5.51 3.39 33.76
2019 30.00 50.00 5.28 3.45 29.75
2018 30.00 39.50 5.11 3.55 29.54
2017 25.00 40.00 4.85 2.97 26.06
2016 15.00 20.00 3.65 2.47 19.07
2015 11.00 17.50 3.18 2.15 17.08
2014 12.00 15.50 3.15 2.12 16.18
2013 12.00 15.00 2.97 1.96 13.86
2012 12.04 19.62 2.65 1.68 13.52
2011 23.60 35.40 3.24 1.52 14.36
2010 6.17 17.39 2.52 1.50 -

Markets

Year
Milk
(regular),
(1 liter)
Loaf of Fresh White Bread
(500g)
Eggs
(regular)
(12)
Water
(1.5 liter bottle)
Domestic Beer
(0.5 liter bottle)
Imported Beer
(0.33 liter bottle)
2022 19.44 13.12 30.21 5.33 32.03 54.03
2021 15.30 11.87 20.24 5.22 28.60 41.52
2020 15.16 10.53 17.69 5.01 28.29 37.94
2019 14.93 10.37 18.77 5.20 26.96 48.12
2018 14.09 9.23 19.60 5.02 22.56 30.14
2017 12.72 8.37 17.82 4.39 17.21 28.50
2016 9.41 5.67 12.10 3.42 13.61 19.88
2015 8.61 5.19 11.72 3.26 11.24 15.50
2014 7.92 4.86 12.11 3.25 10.22 15.81
2013 7.53 4.71 10.37 3.07 8.41 11.44
2012 6.92 6.03 10.24 2.73 7.53 13.59
2011 6.57 7.89 10.33 2.95 10.03 12.69
2010 5.89 8.42 8.45 2.99 8.42 22.44
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2022 28.88 9.73 8.61 6.14 16.72 8.94 15.33 6.95
2021 26.62 8.54 6.70 4.73 11.89 6.38 13.85 6.50
2020 24.71 9.40 6.27 5.04 11.35 6.82 13.21 5.94
2019 23.97 7.05 8.48 5.21 11.80 6.40 11.89 6.14
2018 25.72 6.47 6.60 4.33 11.40 6.13 12.07 5.66
2017 21.00 6.69 5.87 4.08 10.48 5.96 9.84 6.52
2016 16.20 4.74 4.81 2.97 7.68 4.36 9.04 4.39
2015 13.22 4.15 3.78 1.77 5.20 3.81 7.90 3.37
2014 14.25 4.47 3.87 1.95 5.52 3.77 - -
2013 13.27 4.12 3.95 1.87 5.37 3.05 - -
2012 15.53 4.40 3.13 2.26 5.30 3.60 - -
2011 11.84 5.02 2.95 1.18 - - - -
2010 - - - - - - - -
Year
Local Cheese
(1kg)
Bottle of Wine
(Mid-Range)
Cigarettes 20 Pack
(Marlboro)
Chicken Fillets
(1kg)
Beef Round
(1kg)
(or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)
2022 74.80 200.00 50.00 95.45 183.01
2021 54.73 150.00 45.00 77.10 143.21
2020 55.31 150.00 45.00 72.75 138.90
2019 59.17 155.00 42.00 74.77 144.80
2018 53.25 200.00 38.00 69.92 142.30
2017 43.74 120.00 32.00 69.61 135.02
2016 33.48 90.00 26.00 52.94 93.10
2015 28.07 75.00 23.50 41.88 79.81
2014 27.86 77.50 20.00 39.45 -
2013 24.54 60.00 16.00 39.08 -
2012 27.49 63.04 13.36 34.10 -
2011 31.47 79.65 11.83 29.50 -
2010 50.49 56.10 12.62 33.66 -

Rent Per Month

Year
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
in City Centre
Apartment
(1 bedroom)
Outside of Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
in City Centre
Apartment
(3 bedrooms)
Outside of Centre
2022 4807.67 2889.28 9624.32 5793.45
2021 3671.31 2466.68 7042.28 4453.49
2020 3860.00 2217.00 8058.18 4870.59
2019 3644.33 1990.70 6617.71 4091.82
2018 3213.43 1993.80 5950.80 3685.55
2017 2917.24 1667.35 6165.22 3251.61
2016 2318.54 1407.69 4653.45 3154.22
2015 2793.10 1455.56 5019.44 2959.36
2014 2213.64 992.86 4652.17 2361.54
2013 1769.23 908.00 4000.00 2465.10
2012 1843.31 745.15 4295.54 2950.94
2011 1691.33 1227.20 4130.00 3576.88
2010 1472.62 981.75 4097.17 5049.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2022 14211.54 9438.64
2021 12066.67 6716.67
2020 14553.19 7797.87
2019 12778.05 7686.97
2018 10911.16 6715.80
2017 9208.47 5460.34
2016 7520.03 4133.96
2015 7406.22 3687.18
2014 5733.33 3252.63
2013 5500.00 2935.00
2012 5803.38 2955.90
2011 5295.25 2891.00
2010 5862.45 4120.82

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2022 4966.27
2021 4670.62
2020 4342.37
2019 3957.17
2018 3375.04
2017 3033.33
2016 2936.49
2015 2662.50
2014 2197.37
2013 2056.42
2012 1711.63
2011 1966.67
2010 1122.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2022 7.00 9.36
2021 5.00 8.19
2020 5.00 7.73
2019 5.00 7.50
2018 4.00 6.01
2017 2.00 4.78
2016 2.00 2.89
2015 2.00 2.66
2014 2.00 2.51
2013 1.50 1.91
2012 1.38 1.88
2011 1.48 1.91
2010 1.81 1.91
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2022 350.00
2021 300.00
2020 200.00
2019 200.00
2018 150.00
2017 75.00
2016 60.00
2015 70.00
2014 80.00
2013 65.00
2012 80.00
2011 -
2010 30.86

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2022 11.84
2021 10.68
2020 12.68
2019 13.80
2018 13.49
2017 15.70
2016 11.83
2015 11.08
2014 10.04
2013 9.57
2012 11.30
2011 11.50
2010 9.50

Utilities (Monthly)

Year
Basic
(Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment
Internet
(60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)
2022 707.26 364.33
2021 658.01 318.58
2020 597.95 268.31
2019 466.32 299.54
2018 388.58 287.46
2017 353.07 353.30
2016 257.45 397.99
2015 227.05 457.50
2014 160.87 341.79
2013 176.11 392.50
2012 157.86 322.85
2011 206.50 236.00
2010 224.40 263.67

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2022 543.81 203.17 100.00
2021 460.28 201.50 90.00
2020 475.71 171.03 90.00
2019 484.02 128.30 80.00
2018 430.56 119.24 70.00
2017 410.99 140.00 60.00
2016 361.90 96.23 50.00
2015 315.65 63.00 40.00
2014 304.02 43.75 35.00
2013 300.10 50.00 30.00
2012 284.78 87.56 30.05
2011 271.40 - 29.50
2010 210.38 56.10 30.86

Clothing And Shoes

Year
1 Pair of Jeans
(Levis 501 Or Similar)
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store
(Zara, H&M, ...)
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes
(Mid-Range)
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes
2022 958.88 896.41 2229.10 1133.10
2021 757.02 814.60 2075.53 1067.05
2020 764.35 809.47 2110.42 1213.10
2019 858.56 861.75 2174.13 1227.12
2018 807.10 776.62 1951.67 1201.70
2017 904.49 719.05 1615.00 1030.48
2016 559.84 511.36 848.30 642.54
2015 517.50 447.81 767.00 531.40
2014 579.33 433.33 663.79 452.17
2013 479.38 386.96 630.71 434.78
2012 595.94 454.69 564.55 352.26
2011 501.50 373.67 734.22 322.53
2010 561.00 561.00 518.93 869.55
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