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East London vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

East London is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in East London
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in East London
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in East London
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in East London
Childcare: pay 63.5% more in East London
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.6% more in East London
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in East London

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

East London vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	East London
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$7.20 ZAR121.91	+73.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.61 ZAR78.02	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.04 ZAR17.55	+172.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.91 ZAR15.36	+531.6%
Average			+191.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	East London
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.87 ZAR14.69	+44.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.95 ZAR66.86	+110.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$4.06 ZAR68.74	+8.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.14 ZAR36.14	+47.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.95 ZAR33.07	-5.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.72 ZAR12.24	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.69 ZAR11.70	+106.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.72 ZAR12.16	+152.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.67 ZAR11.39	+433.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.72 ZAR12.11	+280.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.52 ZAR8.76	+177.7%
Average			+123.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	East London
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.92 ZAR83.28	+261.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$22.33 ZAR377.91	+246.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$4.84 ZAR81.92	+82.0%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	East London
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$45.80 ZAR775.17	+254.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	+28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	+145.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	+376.0%
Average			+201.0%

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pay 63.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	East London
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	+31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	+95.5%
Average			+63.5%

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pay 49.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	East London
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.59 ZAR43.89	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.21 ZAR37.45	+36.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.77 ZAR46.81	+33.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$34.55 ZAR584.83	+99.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$3.75 ZAR63.39	+0.1%
Average			+49.6%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	East London
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$53.99 ZAR913.82	+59.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$29.75 ZAR503.56	-34.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	-14.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	+43.4%
Average			+13.3%

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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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