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Banjarmasin vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Banjarmasin is 50.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 36.6% more in Banjarmasin
Groceries: pay 59.6% more in Banjarmasin
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Banjarmasin
Housing: pay 57.8% more in Banjarmasin
Childcare: pay 35.7% less in Banjarmasin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Banjarmasin
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in Banjarmasin

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

Banjarmasin vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	-71.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$2.54 IDR42,232.47	-51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.96 IDR15,899.28	+150.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.31 IDR5,216.95	+118.1%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 59.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$0.90 IDR14,905.58	+49.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$5.39 IDR89,651.09	+44.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.43 IDR23,864.82	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$1.05 IDR17,473.60	-49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$0.85 IDR14,123.11	+14.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.46 IDR7,662.54	+37.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$0.43 IDR7,136.68	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.32 IDR5,273.63	+151.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.45 IDR7,504.78	+139.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.48 IDR8,038.15	+159.1%
Average			+59.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$3.24 IDR53,916.04	+137.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$17.91 IDR298,111.56	+178.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$6.92 IDR115,269.80	+160.4%
Average			+158.7%

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pay 57.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$18.35 IDR305,564.35	+42.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$33.21 IDR552,821.59	+73.6%
Average			+57.8%

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pay 35.7% less for childcare

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-35.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	??
Average			-35.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$6.86 IDR114,276.10	+372.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$1.04 IDR17,389.84	-35.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$47.75 IDR794,964.17	+175.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$5.97 IDR99,370.52	+59.6%
Average			+111.6%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Banjarmasin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$26.86 IDR447,167.35	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$57.30 IDR953,957.01	-51.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$34.62 IDR576,349.02	-43.8%
Average			-38.6%

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