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Cairo vs. Alor Setar Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 13.5% cheaper than Alor Setar.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 32.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 21.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 30.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 23.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 27.3% more in Cairo

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Alor Setar. Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Alor Setar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Alor Setar, you would:

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.95 MYR8.04	$4.16 EGP197.67	+112.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.21 MYR17.30	$5.19 EGP247.09	+23.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 MYR2.19	$0.38 EGP18.12	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 MYR1.17	$0.14 EGP6.83	-49.5%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 32.9% less for groceries

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 MYR3.57	$0.60 EGP28.50	-31.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 MYR24.52	$1.88 EGP89.23	-68.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 MYR24.95	$3.73 EGP177.34	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.49 MYR6.14	$1.45 EGP68.83	-3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 MYR5.74	$2.06 EGP98.19	+47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 MYR4.36	$0.74 EGP35.37	-30.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 MYR1.99	$0.34 EGP15.94	-30.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 MYR2.65	$0.28 EGP13.53	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 MYR2.68	$0.13 EGP6.00	-80.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 MYR1.53	$0.19 EGP8.95	-49.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 MYR0.97	$0.19 EGP8.86	-21.2%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 21.8% less for transportation

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.84 MYR7.56	$1.36 EGP64.79	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.53 MYR35.07	$6.44 EGP306.39	-24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.07 MYR20.85	$2.66 EGP126.51	-47.6%
Average			-21.8%

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pay 30.5% less for housing

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.82 MYR102.04	$12.92 EGP614.39	-48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$296.21 MYR1,217.71	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.78 MYR714.39	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$25.46 MYR104.65	$19.12 EGP909.77	-24.9%
Average			-30.5%

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pay 23.3% less for childcare

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$82.94 MYR340.96	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+11.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.75 MYR21,918.84	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-58.5%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 28.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.55 MYR14.61	$1.45 EGP69.19	-59.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 MYR9.42	$1.62 EGP76.86	-29.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.84 MYR11.69	$2.08 EGP98.84	-26.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.33 MYR87.68	$17.31 EGP823.61	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MYR16.32	$3.74 EGP177.90	-5.8%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 27.3% more for clothing

	Alor Setar	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.39 MYR194.83	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.03 MYR119.34	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.09 MYR292.25	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+65.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.02 MYR217.97	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+16.2%
Average			+27.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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