Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Russia

Chelyabinsk vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Chelyabinsk is 57.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% more in Chelyabinsk
Groceries: pay 59.1% more in Chelyabinsk
Transportation: pay 65.0% more in Chelyabinsk
Housing: pay 77.3% more in Chelyabinsk
Childcare: pay 67.5% more in Chelyabinsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% more in Chelyabinsk
Clothing: pay 18.5% less in Chelyabinsk

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

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Chelyabinsk vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$8.19 RUB657.79	+71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$5.26 RUB422.87	-11.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$1.13 RUB90.40	+218.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.67 RUB54.03	+361.5%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 59.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$0.68 RUB54.82	-10.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$5.26 RUB422.87	+146.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$4.19 RUB336.75	+17.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$1.40 RUB112.76	+18.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$2.12 RUB170.50	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$0.85 RUB68.20	+3.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.77 RUB61.81	+122.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$0.65 RUB52.57	+148.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$1.17 RUB93.77	+382.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.29 RUB23.30	+60.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$0.25 RUB20.37	+29.2%
Average			+59.1%

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pay 65.0% more for transportation

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$3.07 RUB246.68	+83.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$18.72 RUB1,503.53	+117.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,093.40 RUB3M	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$3.84 RUB308.22	+100.9%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 77.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$8.77 RUB704.78	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$378.23 RUB30,383.80	+74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$309.99 RUB24,902.18	+61.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$69.82 RUB5,609.06	+236.3%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 67.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$339.24 RUB27,251.45	+175.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$3,626.32 RUB291K	+1.8%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 37.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$3.51 RUB281.91	+137.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.60 RUB209.08	+46.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$2.81 RUB225.53	+40.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$28.27 RUB2,270.95	-5.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$5.85 RUB469.85	+22.5%
Average			+37.7%

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pay 18.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Chelyabinsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$46.79 RUB3,758.82	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$29.24 RUB2,349.26	-42.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$87.73 RUB7,047.79	-24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$52.64 RUB4,228.67	-12.0%
Average			-18.5%

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