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Bandung vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bandung is 55.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 0.4% less in Bandung
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Bandung
Transportation: pay 73.1% more in Bandung
Housing: pay 40.3% more in Bandung
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Bandung
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Bandung
Clothing: pay 7.1% less in Bandung

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

Bandung vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.4% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Bandung
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP225.78	$1.49 IDR25,360.07	-64.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP282.23	$3.28 IDR55,792.14	-36.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.70	$0.49 IDR8,391.88	+29.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.81	$0.24 IDR4,143.44	+69.7%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Bandung
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP32.55	$1.16 IDR19,642.52	+92.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP101.92	$4.41 IDR74,993.34	+135.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP202.56	$4.55 IDR77,241.72	+21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP78.62	$1.54 IDR26,217.70	+6.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP112.16	$1.43 IDR24,335.54	-30.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP40.40	$1.06 IDR18,047.16	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP18.21	$0.57 IDR9,662.64	+69.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.45	$0.74 IDR12,595.94	+160.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.86	$0.56 IDR9,560.39	+345.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.23	$0.58 IDR9,816.02	+206.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP10.12	$0.97 IDR16,513.40	+421.5%
Average			+133.9%

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pay 73.1% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bandung
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP74.01	$3.05 IDR51,769.60	+123.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP349.96	$10.15 IDR172K	+57.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$23,995.26 IDR408M	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP144.50	$6.57 IDR112K	+146.9%
Average			+73.1%

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pay 40.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Bandung
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP701.77	$21.86 IDR372K	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,599.39	$218.20 IDR4M	+2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,450.83	$171.98 IDR3M	+25.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,039.15	$31.44 IDR534K	+64.4%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Bandung
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP5,044.83	$94.91 IDR2M	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP120K	$7,371.68 IDR125M	+233.4%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bandung
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP79.02	$3.13 IDR53,256.14	+115.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP87.79	$1.59 IDR27,076.75	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP112.89	$2.81 IDR47,676.92	+35.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP940.74	$20.61 IDR350K	+19.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP203.20	$2.98 IDR50,720.13	-20.2%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 7.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bandung
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,845.07	$42.28 IDR719K	+24.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,465.97	$34.62 IDR588K	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,373.23	$71.29 IDR1M	-39.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,346.42	$67.68 IDR1M	+9.9%
Average			-7.1%

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