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Bowling Green vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bowling Green is 4.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.6 times more in Bowling Green
Groceries: pay 5.6 times more in Bowling Green
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Bowling Green
Housing: pay 4.0 times more in Bowling Green
Childcare: pay 10.3 times more in Bowling Green
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Bowling Green
Clothing: pay 24.9% more in Bowling Green

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

Bowling Green vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bowling Green instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$12.00	+188.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$10.00	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$2.33	+512.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$2.23	+1448.7%
Average			+560.6%

Cairo vs. Bowling Green - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$2.17	+262.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$4.65	+148.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$2.06	-44.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$3.97	+174.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.67	+29.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.98	+166.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.50	+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.99	+599.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$2.50	+1877.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$1.66	+781.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$2.00	+970.7%
Average			+455.9%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.19	+134.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$36,915.00	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$19.91	+648.8%
Average			+260.6%

Cairo vs. Bowling Green - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$41.00	+217.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$750.00	+251.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$99.41	+419.8%
Average			+296.2%

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pay 10.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$955.56	+929.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	??
Average			+929.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$4.00	+175.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$4.47	+176.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$8.26	+297.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$20.00	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$10.00	+167.4%
Average			+166.4%

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pay 24.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Bowling Green
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$51.50	+51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$47.50	+4.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$95.00	-19.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$100.00	+62.4%
Average			+24.9%

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