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Charleston vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Charleston is 7.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 8.2 times more in Charleston
Groceries: pay 8.0 times more in Charleston
Transportation: pay 4.5 times more in Charleston
Housing: pay 10.3 times more in Charleston
Childcare: pay 14.9 times more in Charleston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Charleston
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Charleston

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

Charleston vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Charleston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$25.00	+501.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$11.40	+119.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$2.90	+661.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$2.46	+1611.1%
Average			+723.4%

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pay 8.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Charleston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$4.44	+641.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$9.38	+400.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.94	+5.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$4.73	+226.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$6.25	+202.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$4.25	+471.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.83	+146.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$2.12	+646.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$3.15	+2394.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$2.95	+1464.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$2.20	+1078.1%
Average			+698.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Charleston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$2.99	+119.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$57.00	+785.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$35,699.74	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$15.53	+483.8%
Average			+346.0%

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pay 10.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Charleston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$78.75	+509.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$2,675.00	+1153.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$1,800.00	+1212.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$182.70	+855.3%
Average			+932.6%

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pay 14.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Charleston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$1,467.33	+1480.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$31,080.00	+1305.8%
Average			+1393.1%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Charleston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$7.00	+381.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$5.92	+266.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$7.50	+261.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$48.57	+180.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$15.50	+314.5%
Average			+280.7%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Charleston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$75.67	+122.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$49.17	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$95.80	-18.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$134.00	+117.6%
Average			+57.6%

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