Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Bulgaria

Blagoevgrad vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Blagoevgrad is 59.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Blagoevgrad
Groceries: pay 63.7% more in Blagoevgrad
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Blagoevgrad
Housing: pay 56.4% more in Blagoevgrad
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Blagoevgrad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% more in Blagoevgrad
Clothing: pay 37.6% less in Blagoevgrad

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

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Blagoevgrad vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$9.16 BGN15.99	+91.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$9.63 BGN16.82	+62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.53 BGN2.67	+331.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$1.05 BGN1.83	+619.9%
Average			+124.1%

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pay 63.7% more for groceries

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$0.86 BGN1.50	+12.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$3.72 BGN6.50	+74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$5.85 BGN10.22	+63.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.18 BGN3.80	+83.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.23 BGN3.89	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$0.76 BGN1.33	-6.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.83 BGN1.45	+139.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.52 BGN0.91	+97.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$1.17 BGN2.05	+384.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.29 BGN0.50	+57.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.23 BGN0.39	+15.2%
Average			+63.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$5.86 BGN10.22	+249.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	$20.05 BGN35.00	+133.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,057.96 BGN52,480.00	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	$6.19 BGN10.80	+223.9%
Average			+110.7%

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pay 56.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$10.52 BGN18.37	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$330.23 BGN576.57	+52.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$234.65 BGN409.69	+22.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$86.09 BGN150.31	+314.6%
Average			+56.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$514.02 BGN897.45	+317.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$5,462.58 BGN9,537.45	+53.4%
Average			+153.1%

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pay 8.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$2.58 BGN4.50	+74.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$2.08 BGN3.62	+16.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$3.14 BGN5.49	+56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$20.04 BGN34.98	-32.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$4.58 BGN8.00	-4.0%
Average			+8.0%

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pay 37.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Blagoevgrad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$22.89 BGN39.97	-44.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$14.32 BGN25.00	-71.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$77.30 BGN134.96	-33.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$85.84 BGN149.88	+43.5%
Average			-37.6%

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