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Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Chalcis (Chalkida) is 3.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Housing: pay 4.9 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Childcare: pay 2.9 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Chalcis (Chalkida)
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Chalcis (Chalkida)

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

Chalcis (Chalkida) vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chalcis (Chalkida) instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.93	$13.43 €11.37	+223.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP248.66	$9.34 €7.91	+79.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.23	$1.67 €1.42	+339.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.88	$0.58 €0.49	+306.5%
Average			+237.3%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.68	$1.42 €1.20	+137.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.80	$6.95 €5.88	+270.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP178.47	$5.72 €4.84	+53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP69.27	$4.16 €3.52	+187.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.82	$4.46 €3.78	+116.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.59	$0.91 €0.77	+22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP16.05	$0.87 €0.74	+159.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.61	$0.50 €0.43	+77.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.04	$0.90 €0.76	+613.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.01	$0.50 €0.43	+167.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.92	$0.57 €0.48	+207.1%
Average			+182.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP65.20	$8.08 €6.83	+492.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP308.34	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$30,366.20 €25,694.88	-18.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP127.31	$14.02 €11.86	+427.0%
Average			+300.4%

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pay 4.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP618.29	$31.53 €26.68	+144.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,219.66	$603.43 €510.60	+182.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,564.56	$467.17 €395.31	+240.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP915.54	$206.53 €174.76	+979.9%
Average			+386.9%

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pay 2.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,444.76	$294.90 €249.54	+217.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP106K	$5,606.07 €4,743.67	+153.6%
Average			+185.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.62	$3.50 €2.96	+140.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP77.35	$3.85 €3.26	+138.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.46	$5.02 €4.25	+141.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP828.84	$70.08 €59.30	+304.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP179.03	$9.93 €8.40	+165.4%
Average			+178.2%

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Chalcis (Chalkida)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,625.60	$109.01 €92.24	+221.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,172.65	$39.42 €33.35	-13.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,615.14	$100.73 €85.24	-14.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,948.37	$96.35 €81.53	+56.4%
Average			+62.5%

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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: March 2026

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