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Cairo vs. Boksburg Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 39.0% cheaper than Boksburg.

Restaurants: pay 51.6% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 46.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 21.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 59.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 57.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 1.0% more in Cairo

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Boksburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Boksburg, you would:

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pay 51.6% less for restaurants

	Boksburg	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.52 ZAR195.05	$4.16 EGP197.67	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.96 ZAR83.87	$5.19 EGP247.09	+4.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ZAR18.06	$0.38 EGP18.12	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 ZAR14.21	$0.14 EGP6.83	-82.9%
Average			-51.6%

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pay 46.2% less for groceries

	Boksburg	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 ZAR17.96	$0.60 EGP28.50	-43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.04 ZAR68.38	$1.88 EGP89.23	-53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.70 ZAR79.61	$3.73 EGP177.34	-20.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.48 ZAR41.90	$1.45 EGP68.83	-41.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.11 ZAR35.76	$2.06 EGP98.19	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 ZAR12.88	$0.74 EGP35.37	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.05	$0.34 EGP15.94	-52.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR12.69	$0.28 EGP13.53	-62.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 ZAR13.57	$0.13 EGP6.00	-84.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 ZAR11.20	$0.19 EGP8.95	-71.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR11.96	$0.19 EGP8.86	-73.6%
Average			-46.2%

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pay 21.3% less for transportation

	Boksburg	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR84.53	$1.36 EGP64.79	-72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,166.39 ZAR341,342.35	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+85.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.29 ZAR191.15	$2.66 EGP126.51	-76.5%
Average			-21.3%

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pay 59.9% less for housing

	Boksburg	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.82 ZAR707.86	$12.92 EGP614.39	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$307.30 ZAR5,201.41	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$340.67 ZAR5,766.25	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.62 ZAR1,652.39	$19.12 EGP909.77	-80.4%
Average			-59.9%

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pay 57.3% less for childcare

	Boksburg	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$202.82 ZAR3,432.93	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-54.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,586.09 ZAR94,551.83	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-60.4%
Average			-57.3%

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pay 37.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Boksburg	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.30 ZAR39.01	$1.45 EGP69.19	-36.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 ZAR37.39	$1.62 EGP76.86	-26.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.17 ZAR53.64	$2.08 EGP98.84	-34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.67 ZAR485.19	$17.31 EGP823.61	-39.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 ZAR131.66	$3.74 EGP177.90	-51.9%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 1.0% more for clothing

	Boksburg	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.50 ZAR854.72	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-32.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.12 ZAR560.68	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+37.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.15 ZAR1,576.68	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+25.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.28 ZAR1,409.63	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-26.0%
Average			+1.0%

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