Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Indonesia

Bali vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bali is 99.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.7% less in Bali
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Bali
Transportation: pay 22.6% more in Bali
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Bali
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Bali
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% more in Bali
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Bali

The cost of housing, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Bali are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Bali. Notably, housing, groceries, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Bali.

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Bali vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Bali
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$2.79 IDR50,553.15	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$4.75 IDR85,940.36	-19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$1.41 IDR25,502.63	+298.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.67 IDR12,114.98	+359.4%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Bali
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$2.14 IDR38,801.07	+181.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$8.31 IDR150K	+289.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$5.59 IDR101K	+56.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$2.01 IDR36,449.82	+70.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$1.69 IDR30,635.22	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$1.55 IDR28,096.89	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.68 IDR12,242.32	+95.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$1.00 IDR18,011.71	+278.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$0.85 IDR15,331.69	+249.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.79 IDR14,365.73	+338.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$1.02 IDR18,524.67	+421.6%
Average			+150.6%

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pay 22.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bali
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$3.25 IDR58,732.80	+93.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$8.10 IDR147K	-5.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$24,199.28 IDR438M	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$3.99 IDR72,209.51	+109.0%
Average			+22.6%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Bali
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$18.63 IDR337K	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$978.18 IDR18M	+351.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$593.00 IDR11M	+209.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$62.40 IDR1M	+200.5%
Average			+243.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Bali
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$440.88 IDR8M	+258.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$5,207.68 IDR94M	+46.2%
Average			+128.8%

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pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bali
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$2.24 IDR40,442.52	+51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.25 IDR40,741.40	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$2.12 IDR38,420.40	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$46.04 IDR833K	+54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$3.63 IDR65,719.10	-23.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bali
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$43.44 IDR786K	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$33.52 IDR606K	-33.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$76.00 IDR1M	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$75.10 IDR1M	+25.5%
Average			-12.8%

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