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)
2023 140.64 662.68 161.12
2022 92.83 472.50 97.03
2021 80.02 376.73 85.82
2020 83.49 408.04 89.13
2019 72.91 363.08 79.02
2018 75.27 367.52 78.19
2017 61.51 315.40 64.30
2016 50.61 232.60 45.83
2015 37.38 205.38 40.32
2014 31.21 177.02 37.56
2013 32.27 173.49 34.81
2012 31.84 155.95 31.81
2011 37.44 188.14 31.20
2010 74.80 160.82 30.29
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)
2023 62.90 91.33 9.53 5.21 58.40
2022 47.11 66.38 6.48 3.88 40.80
2021 32.66 52.03 5.20 3.58 32.02
2020 45.09 47.44 5.51 3.39 33.76
2019 37.87 53.60 5.28 3.45 29.75
2018 31.41 43.00 5.30 3.68 30.18
2017 28.24 38.85 4.90 3.07 26.70
2016 16.02 21.38 3.77 2.51 19.53
2015 12.06 18.03 3.23 2.21 17.70
2014 13.09 18.02 3.21 2.18 16.45
2013 12.88 15.05 3.03 2.02 14.28
2012 15.44 21.50 2.69 1.76 14.08
2011 22.86 35.40 4.05 1.55 14.16
2010 11.59 17.39 2.52 1.68 -

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)
2023 29.91 21.17 51.10 7.16 43.02 60.79
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 14.18 9.66 20.03 5.14 23.61 32.62
2017 12.82 8.65 18.31 4.45 18.19 29.27
2016 9.50 6.01 12.35 3.53 13.81 20.17
2015 8.70 5.52 11.97 3.32 11.63 16.06
2014 8.01 4.96 12.48 3.39 10.50 15.81
2013 7.63 5.05 10.75 3.14 8.96 11.80
2012 6.99 6.03 10.61 2.80 9.03 14.33
2011 6.57 8.87 10.33 2.95 12.98 12.69
2010 5.89 8.42 8.45 3.09 8.42 22.44
Year
Apples
(1kg)
Oranges
(1kg)
Potato
(1kg)
Lettuce
(1 head)
Rice
(white),
(1kg)
Tomato
(1kg)
Banana
(1kg)
Onion
(1kg)
2023 41.89 13.62 12.08 7.87 27.44 11.58 17.61 18.31
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 26.67 6.74 6.79 4.52 11.63 6.46 12.68 5.85
2017 21.59 6.99 6.19 4.21 10.67 6.19 10.27 6.81
2016 16.47 4.93 4.94 3.13 7.86 4.48 9.25 4.52
2015 13.54 4.27 3.89 1.83 5.31 3.93 8.06 3.45
2014 14.56 4.56 4.02 2.00 5.66 3.88 - -
2013 13.60 4.21 4.03 1.92 5.48 3.19 - -
2012 15.95 4.56 3.25 2.26 5.30 3.60 - -
2011 11.84 5.31 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)
2023 124.14 243.70 60.05 175.38 312.22
2022 74.80 226.25 49.48 95.45 183.01
2021 54.73 163.11 44.93 77.10 143.21
2020 55.31 175.24 43.68 72.75 138.90
2019 59.17 185.38 42.10 74.77 144.80
2018 55.54 190.59 37.79 71.21 144.38
2017 45.52 120.36 32.48 70.45 136.50
2016 34.62 93.89 26.68 53.61 94.55
2015 29.60 78.36 23.59 42.57 80.52
2014 28.94 105.17 19.46 39.81 -
2013 26.14 70.71 16.07 39.93 -
2012 27.49 77.07 13.52 35.17 -
2011 38.35 79.65 12.55 29.50 -
2010 51.89 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
2023 6259.87 3680.00 10765.96 6934.78
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 3341.04 2106.47 6172.92 3868.71
2017 3003.17 1739.62 6370.27 3367.16
2016 2417.00 1458.93 4797.57 3274.35
2015 2906.25 1493.10 5171.79 3056.16
2014 2300.00 1025.00 4840.00 2462.07
2013 1821.43 951.85 4068.97 2604.64
2012 1925.40 745.15 4295.54 3160.28
2011 1691.33 1317.67 4130.00 3576.88
2010 1472.62 981.75 4097.17 8228.00

Buy Apartment Price

Year
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
in City Centre
Price per Square Meter
to Buy Apartment
Outside of Centre
2023 21903.23 11928.57
2022 14352.94 9454.59
2021 12066.67 6716.67
2020 14553.19 7797.87
2019 12778.05 7686.97
2018 11212.80 6970.39
2017 9660.94 5661.90
2016 7723.31 4256.32
2015 7554.44 3828.57
2014 6060.00 3419.05
2013 5708.33 3031.82
2012 5803.38 2955.90
2011 5295.25 2891.00
2010 6713.30 4120.82

Salaries And Financing

Year
Average Monthly Net Salary
(After Tax)
2023 5503.92
2022 4966.27
2021 4670.62
2020 4342.37
2019 3957.17
2018 3504.57
2017 3135.03
2016 3085.00
2015 2755.81
2014 2320.65
2013 2129.00
2012 2038.54
2011 1966.67
2010 1122.00

Transportation

Year
One-way Ticket
(Local Transport)
Gasoline
(1 liter)
2023 8.53 10.60
2022 7.05 9.36
2021 6.31 8.19
2020 5.90 7.73
2019 5.25 7.50
2018 4.03 6.09
2017 2.30 4.80
2016 1.89 2.94
2015 1.74 2.67
2014 1.76 2.52
2013 1.48 1.91
2012 1.45 1.88
2011 2.21 2.62
2010 3.07 1.94
Year
Monthly Pass
(Regular Price)
2023 386.38
2022 350.00
2021 255.36
2020 227.54
2019 211.23
2018 164.89
2017 80.54
2016 69.26
2015 72.89
2014 77.44
2013 62.86
2012 103.42
2011 -
2010 30.86

Salaries And Financing

Year
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages
(%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate
2023 12.00
2022 11.67
2021 10.68
2020 12.68
2019 13.80
2018 13.82
2017 16.03
2016 12.03
2015 11.35
2014 10.12
2013 9.94
2012 11.58
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)
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data
2023 830.91 331.25 281.58
2022 707.26 364.33 -
2021 658.01 318.58 -
2020 597.95 268.31 -
2019 466.32 299.54 -
2018 405.43 304.46 -
2017 371.27 369.97 -
2016 274.63 418.43 -
2015 240.11 472.77 -
2014 167.24 355.67 -
2013 188.93 408.46 -
2012 157.86 345.87 -
2011 206.50 338.27 -
2010 299.20 269.28 -

Sports And Leisure

Year
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult
Tennis Court Rent
(1 Hour on Weekend)
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat
2023 652.38 292.77 130.86
2022 543.81 206.15 109.00
2021 460.28 201.50 86.64
2020 475.71 171.03 89.11
2019 484.02 128.30 80.93
2018 452.49 124.06 72.25
2017 428.76 151.43 61.85
2016 372.04 99.40 47.19
2015 326.28 67.35 42.27
2014 310.75 45.56 36.92
2013 315.47 52.00 32.50
2012 284.78 87.56 31.14
2011 279.27 - 28.32
2010 252.45 56.10 31.42

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
2023 1416.39 1518.31 3447.87 1969.81
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 860.22 816.70 2028.43 1279.15
2017 953.53 742.65 1677.02 1092.69
2016 589.43 533.49 876.72 690.13
2015 535.83 460.86 784.26 559.57
2014 593.12 447.83 672.58 476.00
2013 500.06 397.73 649.29 452.00
2012 633.76 454.69 602.16 352.26
2011 501.50 373.67 734.22 322.53
2010 561.00 561.00 518.93 869.55
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