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Alice Springs vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Alice Springs is 5.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 7.3 times more in Alice Springs
Groceries: pay 6.5 times more in Alice Springs
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Alice Springs
Housing: pay 5.0 times more in Alice Springs
Childcare: pay 7.8 times more in Alice Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.5 times more in Alice Springs
Clothing: pay 34.6% more in Alice Springs

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

Alice Springs vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Alice Springs instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 7.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$13.08 A$19.67	+214.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$9.81 A$14.75	+88.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$2.55 A$3.84	+569.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$2.53 A$3.81	+1664.4%
Average			+634.5%

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pay 6.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$2.19 A$3.29	+265.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$5.39 A$8.10	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$4.67 A$7.02	+222.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$5.74 A$8.62	+177.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.61 A$2.42	+116.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$1.93 A$2.90	+475.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.87 A$2.81	+557.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$3.26 A$4.91	+2487.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$1.48 A$2.23	+688.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$1.11 A$1.67	+494.6%
Average			+553.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.90 A$7.36	+259.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$56.88 A$85.52	+783.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$29,772.43 A$44,757.10	-20.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$14.04 A$21.10	+427.9%
Average			+362.6%

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pay 5.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$66.07 A$99.33	+411.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$619.28 A$930.97	+190.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$567.50 A$853.12	+313.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$150.08 A$225.61	+684.7%
Average			+400.1%

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pay 7.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$1,338.88 A$2,012.74	+1342.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$2,763.88 A$4,154.97	+25.0%
Average			+683.5%

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pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$6.05 A$9.10	+316.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$3.68 A$5.53	+127.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$17.66 A$26.55	+750.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$66.51 A$99.98	+284.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$13.08 A$19.67	+249.8%
Average			+345.6%

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pay 34.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Alice Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$71.96 A$108.18	+111.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$11.45 A$17.21	-74.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$141.74 A$213.08	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$111.21 A$167.18	+80.6%
Average			+34.6%

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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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