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Bloemfontein vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bloemfontein is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Bloemfontein
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Bloemfontein
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bloemfontein
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Bloemfontein
Childcare: pay 39.6% more in Bloemfontein
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.0% more in Bloemfontein
Clothing: pay 27.1% more in Bloemfontein

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

Bloemfontein vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$11.52 ZAR195.05	+177.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.89 ZAR116.54	+32.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.40 ZAR23.73	+268.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.95 ZAR16.09	+561.7%
Average			+259.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.99 ZAR16.82	+65.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.56 ZAR60.27	+89.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.82 ZAR64.60	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.03 ZAR34.33	+40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.19 ZAR37.06	+6.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.76 ZAR12.83	+1.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.56 ZAR9.40	+65.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.70 ZAR11.83	+145.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.61 ZAR10.39	+386.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.41 ZAR6.97	+118.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+320.8%
Average			+113.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.92 ZAR83.33	+261.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$23,220.16 ZAR393,031.33	-37.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	??
Average			+111.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$36.49 ZAR617.67	+182.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$302.50 ZAR5,120.14	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$268.89 ZAR4,551.23	+96.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$58.75 ZAR994.39	+207.2%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 39.6% more for childcare

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$129.64 ZAR2,194.34	+39.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	??
Average			+39.6%

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pay 47.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.45 ZAR41.45	+68.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.83 ZAR30.96	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+24.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$30.25 ZAR512.01	+74.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$5.76 ZAR97.53	+54.1%
Average			+47.0%

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pay 27.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Bloemfontein
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$57.62 ZAR975.26	+69.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$32.27 ZAR546.15	-28.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$132.52 ZAR2,243.11	+13.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$95.07 ZAR1,609.19	+54.4%
Average			+27.1%

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