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Bejaia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bejaia is 24.7% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 16.5% more in Bejaia
Groceries: pay 67.2% more in Bejaia
Transportation: pay 72.2% more in Bejaia
Housing: pay 9.3% more in Bejaia
Childcare: pay 3.4% more in Bejaia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.8% more in Bejaia
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Bejaia

The cost of transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare in Bejaia are more expensive than in Cairo.

Bejaia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bejaia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$2.41 DZD312.86	-42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$4.82 DZD627.01	-7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.59 DZD77.14	+55.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.23 DZD29.76	+59.4%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 67.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Bejaia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.14 DZD18.30	-76.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$3.19 DZD415.19	+70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$3.75 DZD487.76	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.77 DZD230.39	+22.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.34 DZD303.87	+13.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.39 DZD181.19	+87.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.88 DZD114.19	+162.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.67 DZD86.59	+134.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.44 DZD56.75	+246.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.29 DZD37.17	+51.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.24 DZD30.68	+26.7%
Average			+67.2%

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pay 72.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Bejaia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$1.33 DZD172.67	-2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$23.47 DZD3,049.85	+264.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$36,343.39 DZD4,723,383.47	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$3.45 DZD448.91	+29.9%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 9.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Bejaia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$19.08 DZD2,479.67	+47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$119.80 DZD15,569.69	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$79.87 DZD10,379.79	-41.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$33.49 DZD4,352.49	+75.1%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 3.4% more for childcare

	Cairo	Bejaia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$91.34 DZD11,871.08	-1.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$2,395.97 DZD311,393.77	+8.4%
Average			+3.4%

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pay 11.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bejaia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$2.35 DZD304.98	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$0.24 DZD31.34	-85.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$2.79 DZD362.82	+34.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$21.51 DZD2,795.51	+24.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$4.64 DZD603.40	+24.1%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bejaia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$32.58 DZD4,233.80	-4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$44.82 DZD5,824.72	-1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$64.29 DZD8,356.09	-45.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$74.11 DZD9,632.10	+20.3%
Average			-7.6%

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