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Centreville vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Centreville is 9.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 8.3 times more in Centreville
Groceries: pay 9.1 times more in Centreville
Transportation: pay 9.8 times more in Centreville
Housing: pay 10.6 times more in Centreville
Childcare: pay 18.7 times more in Centreville
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in Centreville
Clothing: pay 44.6% more in Centreville

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

Centreville vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Centreville
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$22.00	+429.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$13.20	+154.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$2.97	+680.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$2.55	+1674.9%
Average			+734.8%

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pay 9.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Centreville
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$4.23	+606.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$10.87	+479.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$4.39	+17.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$4.34	+199.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$6.74	+226.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$3.45	+364.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.82	+143.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$3.67	+1189.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$4.99	+3855.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$2.17	+1051.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$1.73	+828.5%
Average			+814.8%

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pay 9.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Centreville
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.17	+132.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$200.00	+3005.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$34,231.99	-8.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$12.79	+381.0%
Average			+877.6%

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pay 10.6 times more for housing

	Cairo	Centreville
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$67.00	+418.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$2,750.00	+1188.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$2,150.00	+1467.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$166.32	+769.7%
Average			+961.2%

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pay 18.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Centreville
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$1,966.67	+2018.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$36,066.67	+1531.4%
Average			+1774.8%

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Centreville
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$6.00	+312.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$5.79	+258.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$11.25	+441.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$100.00	+477.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$16.50	+341.2%
Average			+366.3%

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pay 44.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Centreville
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$59.22	+74.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$49.90	+9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$116.25	-0.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$120.00	+94.8%
Average			+44.6%

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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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