Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Russia

Belgorod vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Belgorod is 62.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 92.1% more in Belgorod
Groceries: pay 53.6% more in Belgorod
Transportation: pay 41.3% more in Belgorod
Housing: pay 73.8% more in Belgorod
Childcare: pay 95.5% more in Belgorod
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% more in Belgorod
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Belgorod

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, housing, groceries, and transportation in Belgorod are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Belgorod.

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Belgorod vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.1% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Belgorod
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$11.70 RUB966.60	+145.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$7.02 RUB579.96	+18.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.82 RUB67.66	+131.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.42 RUB34.80	+188.9%
Average			+92.1%

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pay 53.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Belgorod
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$0.54 RUB44.46	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$5.26 RUB434.97	+146.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$3.37 RUB278.08	-5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.33 RUB110.19	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.01 RUB166.17	-11.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.53 RUB43.84	-35.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.74 RUB61.38	+114.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.66 RUB54.81	+151.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.80 RUB65.77	+228.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.42 RUB34.34	+129.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.51 RUB41.80	+157.7%
Average			+53.6%

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pay 41.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Belgorod
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$3.05 RUB252.31	+82.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$27,776.43 RUB2M	-13.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$4.91 RUB405.97	+157.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 73.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Belgorod
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$5.81 RUB479.68	-58.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$292.45 RUB24,165.12	+52.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$82.74 RUB6,837.31	+298.5%
Average			+73.8%

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pay 95.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	Belgorod
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$175.47 RUB14,499.07	+42.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$9,545.41 RUB789K	+168.0%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 5.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Belgorod
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$1.52 RUB125.66	+2.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.99 RUB164.32	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.27 RUB270.17	+63.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$19.89 RUB1,643.23	-33.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.43 RUB531.63	+34.8%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Cairo	Belgorod
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$157.92 RUB13,049.17	+285.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$128.68 RUB10,632.65	+154.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$216.41 RUB17,882.19	+87.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$70.19 RUB5,799.63	+17.3%
Average			+115.4%

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