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Caxias Do Sul vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Caxias Do Sul is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Groceries: pay 77.2% more in Caxias Do Sul
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Housing: pay 40.0% more in Caxias Do Sul
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Caxias Do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.2% more in Caxias Do Sul
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Caxias Do Sul

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

Caxias Do Sul vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Caxias Do Sul instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$6.56 R$36.38	+58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$6.56 R$36.38	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$1.17 R$6.50	+207.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.66 R$3.64	+356.9%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 77.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$1.36 R$7.54	+127.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$3.28 R$18.17	+74.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$3.11 R$17.22	-16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.79 R$9.91	+23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.64 R$9.10	-20.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.68 R$3.77	-8.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.46 R$2.52	+35.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.26 R$1.41	-10.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.70 R$3.91	+458.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.43 R$2.36	+125.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.30 R$1.65	+59.8%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$4.19 R$23.23	+207.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$41.26 R$228.70	+540.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$26,255.09 R$145,537.20	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$10.69 R$59.25	+301.9%
Average			+255.1%

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pay 40.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$19.32 R$107.07	+49.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$187.29 R$1,038.17	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$153.78 R$852.43	+12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$40.31 R$223.47	+110.8%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$320.69 R$1,777.63	+245.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$7,501.45 R$41,582.06	+239.3%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.88 R$10.40	+28.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$1.35 R$7.48	-16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$2.06 R$11.44	-0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$24.85 R$137.74	+43.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$6.56 R$36.38	+75.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Caxias Do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$45.01 R$249.49	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$41.26 R$228.70	-9.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$92.04 R$510.18	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$65.64 R$363.84	+6.6%
Average			+2.1%

Cairo vs. Caxias Do Sul - Cost of clothing

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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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