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Cold Lake vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Cold Lake is 4.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 5.4 times more in Cold Lake
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Cold Lake
Transportation: pay 3.2 times more in Cold Lake
Housing: pay 5.8 times more in Cold Lake
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Cold Lake
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Cold Lake
Clothing: pay 11.2% less in Cold Lake

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

Cold Lake vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cold Lake instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 5.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$17.22 CA$23.82	+314.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$10.90 CA$15.08	+109.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$2.09 CA$2.89	+449.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.44 CA$1.98	+898.9%
Average			+443.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.96 CA$2.71	+227.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$5.50 CA$7.60	+193.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$4.01 CA$5.55	+7.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$3.52 CA$4.86	+143.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$5.43 CA$7.51	+163.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$2.03 CA$2.81	+173.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.49 CA$0.68	+45.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.81 CA$1.13	+186.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.98 CA$1.35	+674.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$1.09 CA$1.50	+477.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.49 CA$0.68	+162.0%
Average			+223.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$3.72 CA$5.14	+172.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$24,382.26 CA$33,717.01	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$16.86 CA$23.32	+534.1%
Average			+224.1%

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pay 5.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$63.09 CA$87.24	+388.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$885.03 CA$1,223.86	+314.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$861.11 CA$1,190.78	+528.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$148.79 CA$205.76	+678.0%
Average			+477.3%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$665.47 CA$920.24	+616.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$8,898.11 CA$12,304.75	+302.5%
Average			+459.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$5.74 CA$7.94	+294.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$3.68 CA$5.09	+127.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$12.11 CA$16.74	+482.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$12.92 CA$17.86	+245.4%
Average			+287.6%

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pay 11.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Cold Lake
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$28.70 CA$39.69	-15.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$35.88 CA$49.62	-20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$53.82 CA$74.42	-54.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$89.70 CA$124.04	+45.6%
Average			-11.2%

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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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