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Cairo vs. Bridgetown Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 65.2% cheaper than Bridgetown.

Restaurants: pay 74.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 78.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 60.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 74.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 34.9% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Bridgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.2% less for restaurants

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 BBD40.00	$4.06 EGP203.40	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.25 BBD18.50	$4.71 EGP235.94	-49.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.33 EGP16.76	-77.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.29 BBD2.58	$0.12 EGP6.14	-90.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 78.2% less for groceries

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 BBD5.56	$0.65 EGP32.52	-76.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.65 BBD29.29	$1.59 EGP79.44	-89.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.67 BBD29.34	$3.40 EGP170.29	-76.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.18 BBD10.36	$1.45 EGP72.64	-72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.76 BBD9.53	$1.96 EGP98.17	-58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 BBD3.41	$0.68 EGP34.27	-59.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.19 BBD2.37	$0.23 EGP11.67	-80.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 BBD3.34	$0.16 EGP7.97	-90.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.66 BBD3.31	$0.19 EGP9.64	-88.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 BBD2.20	$0.22 EGP10.84	-80.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.50 BBD3.00	$0.19 EGP9.51	-87.3%
Average			-78.2%

Bridgetown vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries

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pay 60.9% less for transportation

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 BBD15.85	$1.01 EGP50.84	-87.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.00 BBD54.00	$8.12 EGP406.79	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,000.00 BBD70,000.00	$36,284.10 EGP1,817,861.63	+3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.50 BBD51.00	$2.50 EGP125.09	-90.2%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 74.3% less for housing

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.00 BBD98.00	$9.69 EGP485.65	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$590.00 BBD1,180.00	$208.74 EGP10,458.00	-64.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$480.00 BBD960.00	$129.60 EGP6,493.06	-73.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.91 BBD133.82	$13.65 EGP683.96	-79.6%
Average			-74.3%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.67 BBD483.33	$87.26 EGP4,371.87	-63.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,500.00 BBD13,000.00	$1,948.40 EGP97,616.49	-70.0%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 66.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 BBD5.00	$1.42 EGP71.19	-43.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.87 BBD9.74	$1.54 EGP77.05	-68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.00 BBD16.00	$1.83 EGP91.53	-77.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.75 BBD147.50	$18.55 EGP929.47	-74.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.50 BBD21.00	$3.04 EGP152.55	-71.0%
Average			-66.9%

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pay 34.9% less for clothing

	Bridgetown	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.50 BBD145.00	$37.28 EGP1,867.78	-48.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00 BBD110.00	$49.39 EGP2,474.66	-10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$134.38 BBD268.75	$97.57 EGP4,888.46	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$115.00 BBD230.00	$53.60 EGP2,685.48	-53.4%
Average			-34.9%

Bridgetown vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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