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Bayan Lepas vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bayan Lepas is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 84.7% more in Bayan Lepas
Groceries: pay 3.5 times more in Bayan Lepas
Transportation: pay 88.3% more in Bayan Lepas
Housing: pay 54.0% more in Bayan Lepas
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Bayan Lepas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Bayan Lepas
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Bayan Lepas

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

Bayan Lepas vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bayan Lepas instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 84.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$2.96 MYR12.18	-28.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$3.91 MYR16.07	-24.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.79 MYR3.25	+107.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.55 MYR2.27	+284.9%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.88 MYR3.62	+47.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$27.19 MYR111.79	+1349.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$9.21 MYR37.86	+147.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.93 MYR7.95	+33.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.06 MYR8.45	-0.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.34 MYR5.52	+80.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.72 MYR2.95	+113.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.34 MYR5.52	+372.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.53 MYR2.19	+322.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.46 MYR1.90	+145.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.47 MYR1.91	+149.8%
Average			+251.1%

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pay 88.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$2.12 MYR8.73	+55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$14.22 MYR58.45	+120.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	??
Average			+88.3%

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pay 54.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$30.38 MYR124.87	+135.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$189.57 MYR779.34	-11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$215.64 MYR886.50	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$25.80 MYR106.07	+34.9%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$236.97 MYR974.17	+155.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$7,109.00 MYR29,225.12	+221.6%
Average			+188.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$4.74 MYR19.48	+225.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.69 MYR11.04	+66.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$4.98 MYR20.46	+139.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$31.99 MYR131.51	+84.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.15 MYR17.05	+10.9%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bayan Lepas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$37.91 MYR155.87	+11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$25.95 MYR106.67	-42.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$62.40 MYR256.53	-46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$78.99 MYR324.72	+28.3%
Average			-12.4%

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