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Egypt

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Alcala de Henares vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Alcala de Henares is 3.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.9 times more in Alcala de Henares
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Alcala de Henares
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in Alcala de Henares
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Alcala de Henares
Childcare: pay 56.4% more in Alcala de Henares
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Alcala de Henares
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Alcala de Henares

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

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Alcala de Henares vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alcala de Henares instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP249.24	$16.80 €14.92	+251.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP309.06	$11.20 €9.95	+89.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.47	$3.27 €2.90	+822.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.61	$1.90 €1.69	+1206.0%
Average			+592.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.79	$1.57 €1.39	+105.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.40	$11.20 €9.95	+424.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP186.41	$4.62 €4.10	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP61.81	$2.96 €2.63	+150.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP117.89	$4.23 €3.75	+87.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.66	$1.26 €1.12	+53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.09	$1.07 €0.95	+207.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.75	$1.01 €0.90	+283.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.64	$1.16 €1.03	+378.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.46	$0.95 €0.84	+422.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.25	$0.97 €0.86	+391.6%
Average			+230.3%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.57	$6.72 €5.97	+300.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP448.64	$45.91 €40.78	+434.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,271.67 €31,333.09	+9.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP99.70	$18.98 €16.86	+893.8%
Average			+409.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP736.18	$30.68 €27.25	+117.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,322.75	$979.77 €870.36	+351.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,011.26	$867.80 €770.89	+352.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,083.86	$144.11 €128.01	+594.1%
Average			+354.0%

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pay 56.4% more for childcare

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,424.93	$179.16 €159.15	+45.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP186K	$5,956.99 €5,291.81	+67.2%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.27	$3.92 €3.48	+164.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP92.81	$2.69 €2.39	+51.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP104.68	$6.16 €5.47	+207.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,559.03	$41.06 €36.47	+37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP249.24	$9.74 €8.65	+104.0%
Average			+112.9%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Alcala de Henares
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,137.26	$72.78 €64.66	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,641.98	$36.11 €32.08	-28.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,040.48	$77.26 €68.63	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,123.84	$95.18 €84.55	+59.0%
Average			+18.8%

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