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East Lansing vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

East Lansing is 5.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.1 times more in East Lansing
Groceries: pay 5.2 times more in East Lansing
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in East Lansing
Housing: pay 6.2 times more in East Lansing
Childcare: pay 10.8 times more in East Lansing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in East Lansing
Clothing: pay 0.4% less in East Lansing

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

East Lansing vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in East Lansing instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	East Lansing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$13.00	+212.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$10.00	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$2.57	+575.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$1.82	+1165.9%
Average			+511.7%

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pay 5.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	East Lansing
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$3.31	+452.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$6.06	+223.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$3.57	-4.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$2.50	+72.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$5.25	+154.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$2.08	+179.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.55	+62.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$2.65	+831.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$2.25	+1683.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.98	+419.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$1.13	+504.3%
Average			+416.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	East Lansing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.30	+142.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$50.00	+676.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$35,699.74	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$13.68	+414.6%
Average			+307.1%

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pay 6.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	East Lansing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$52.14	+303.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$1,233.33	+477.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$1,066.67	+677.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$134.29	+602.2%
Average			+515.4%

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pay 10.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	East Lansing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$1,294.79	+1294.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$16,800.00	+659.9%
Average			+977.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	East Lansing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$6.00	+312.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$4.86	+200.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$10.00	+381.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$36.67	+111.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$12.50	+234.2%
Average			+248.1%

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pay 0.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	East Lansing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$45.00	+32.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$31.00	-31.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$70.00	-40.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$85.00	+38.0%
Average			-0.4%

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