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AL Kharj vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

AL Kharj is 99.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 39.9% more in AL Kharj
Groceries: pay 83.7% more in AL Kharj
Transportation: pay 73.0% more in AL Kharj
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in AL Kharj
Childcare: pay 80.1% more in AL Kharj
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in AL Kharj
Clothing: pay 16.7% more in AL Kharj

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in AL Kharj are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in AL Kharj.

AL Kharj vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in AL Kharj instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 39.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$4.80 SAR18.01	+15.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$8.00 SAR30.02	+54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.75 SAR2.82	+97.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.13 SAR0.50	-7.2%
Average			+39.9%

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pay 83.7% more for groceries

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.27 SAR1.00	-55.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.27 SAR16.01	+127.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$5.55 SAR20.83	+48.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.13 SAR8.01	+47.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.18 SAR8.17	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.97 SAR3.63	+30.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.60 SAR2.27	+80.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.48 SAR1.82	+70.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.60 SAR2.27	+379.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.36 SAR1.36	+92.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.36 SAR1.36	+94.7%
Average			+83.7%

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pay 73.0% more for transportation

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$2.31 SAR8.65	+69.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$33,328.67 SAR125,081.59	-10.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$6.93 SAR26.02	+160.7%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$50.66 SAR190.12	+292.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$641.49 SAR2,407.48	+200.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$233.30 SAR875.57	+70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$82.07 SAR308.02	+329.2%
Average			+223.0%

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pay 80.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$177.75 SAR667.10	+91.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$3,732.81 SAR14,009.14	+68.8%
Average			+80.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.87 SAR7.00	+28.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.57 SAR9.65	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$6.67 SAR25.02	+220.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$66.66 SAR250.16	+285.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$15.33 SAR57.54	+309.9%
Average			+180.6%

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pay 16.7% more for clothing

	Cairo	AL Kharj
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$59.01 SAR221.46	+73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$53.33 SAR200.13	+17.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$53.33 SAR200.13	-54.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$79.99 SAR300.20	+29.9%
Average			+16.7%

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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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