Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

South Africa

East London vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

East London is 71.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 74.7% more in East London
Groceries: pay 88.2% more in East London
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in East London
Housing: pay 64.7% more in East London
Childcare: pay 47.9% more in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in East London
Clothing: pay 2.3% less in East London

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

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East London vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$9.31 ZAR153.86	+95.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$5.71 ZAR94.30	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.03 ZAR17.04	+191.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$0.75 ZAR12.31	+411.2%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 88.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$0.91 ZAR15.10	+19.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$4.31 ZAR71.14	+101.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$4.34 ZAR71.76	+21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.23 ZAR36.79	+88.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.43 ZAR40.07	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$0.68 ZAR11.26	-16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.68 ZAR11.25	+96.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.75 ZAR12.38	+184.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$0.67 ZAR11.03	+175.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.77 ZAR12.70	+324.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.63 ZAR10.47	+222.8%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$5.19 ZAR85.77	+209.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	$46.57 ZAR769.31	+441.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,391.94 ZAR585K	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	$5.05 ZAR83.38	+164.3%
Average			+156.7%

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pay 64.7% more for housing

	Cairo	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$43.66 ZAR721.33	+209.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$285.42 ZAR4,715.13	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$250.37 ZAR4,136.08	+30.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$93.57 ZAR1,545.81	+350.7%
Average			+64.7%

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pay 47.9% more for childcare

	Cairo	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$177.26 ZAR2,928.35	+44.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$5,407.94 ZAR89,339.37	+51.8%
Average			+47.9%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$2.70 ZAR44.67	+82.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$2.10 ZAR34.74	+18.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$2.88 ZAR47.65	+43.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$39.06 ZAR645.23	+30.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$4.66 ZAR76.93	-2.5%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

	Cairo	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$57.05 ZAR942.53	+39.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$33.02 ZAR545.47	-34.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$72.11 ZAR1,191.19	-37.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$96.14 ZAR1,588.26	+60.7%
Average			-2.3%

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