Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Mexico

Durango vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Durango is 69.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Durango
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Durango
Transportation: pay 91.2% more in Durango
Housing: pay 33.1% more in Durango
Childcare: pay 7.1% more in Durango
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.0% more in Durango
Clothing: pay 10.1% more in Durango

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

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Durango vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Durango
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$7.51 MX$138.30	+57.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$10.57 MX$194.64	+78.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.20 MX$22.02	+238.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$0.81 MX$14.85	+453.5%
Average			+206.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Durango
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$2.50 MX$46.10	+228.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$3.99 MX$73.42	+86.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$4.91 MX$90.48	+37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.26 MX$41.55	+90.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$3.79 MX$69.70	+67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$1.14 MX$21.06	+40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.71 MX$13.17	+106.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.83 MX$15.33	+216.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$0.54 MX$9.91	+122.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.56 MX$10.38	+211.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.58 MX$10.69	+195.7%
Average			+127.5%

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pay 91.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Durango
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$5.40 MX$99.49	+222.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$19,471.13 MX$359K	-39.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	??
Average			+91.2%

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pay 33.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Durango
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$27.61 MX$508.45	+95.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$305.97 MX$5,634.25	+41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$139.08 MX$2,561.02	-27.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$25.53 MX$470.02	+22.9%
Average			+33.1%

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pay 7.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Durango
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$180.80 MX$3,329.33	+46.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$2,392.17 MX$44,049.60	-32.8%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Durango
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$1.39 MX$25.61	-6.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$1.95 MX$35.85	+9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$3.76 MX$69.15	+87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$23.18 MX$426.84	-22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$3.89 MX$71.71	-18.4%
Average			+10.0%

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pay 10.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Durango
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$50.07 MX$921.97	+22.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$61.19 MX$1,126.85	+20.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$66.76 MX$1,229.29	-42.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$83.45 MX$1,536.61	+39.4%
Average			+10.1%

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