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Ben Arous vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ben Arous is 42.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 41.0% more in Ben Arous
Groceries: pay 81.6% more in Ben Arous
Transportation: pay 69.6% more in Ben Arous
Housing: pay 50.6% more in Ben Arous
Childcare: pay 16.0% more in Ben Arous
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% more in Ben Arous
Clothing: pay 7.6% more in Ben Arous

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

Ben Arous vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ben Arous instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 41.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$3.43 TND10.040	-17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$5.14 TND15.060	-1.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.65 TND1.890	+69.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.31 TND0.890	+112.7%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 81.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.21 TND0.600	-65.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$5.72 TND16.730	+204.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$1.90 TND5.560	-49.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.63 TND4.770	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.85 TND8.350	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.97 TND2.830	+29.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$1.38 TND4.040	+311.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.53 TND1.550	+86.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.33 TND0.960	+159.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.35 TND1.040	+88.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.34 TND0.990	+82.0%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 69.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.28 TND9.600	+140.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$13.72 TND40.160	+113.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$41,157.36 TND120,479.440	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$3.05 TND8.940	+14.8%
Average			+69.6%

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pay 50.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$21.31 TND62.380	+65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$188.64 TND552.200	-11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$137.19 TND401.600
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$37.96 TND111.120	+98.5%
Average			+50.6%

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$109.75 TND321.280	+18.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$2,515.17 TND7,362.630	+13.8%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.54 TND4.520	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$0.75 TND2.200	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$3.60 TND10.540	+73.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$32.58 TND95.380	+88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$5.14 TND15.060	+37.6%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Ben Arous
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$45.27 TND132.530	+33.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$44.59 TND130.520	-1.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$94.40 TND276.340	-19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$72.83 TND213.200	+18.3%
Average			+7.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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