Cost of living comparison

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Enugu vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Enugu is 54.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 66.0% more in Enugu
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Enugu
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Enugu
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Enugu
Childcare: pay 58.1% less in Enugu
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Enugu
Clothing: pay 9.6% more in Enugu

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Enugu are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Enugu. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Enugu.

Enugu vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Enugu
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$4.01 NGN5,538.76	-3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$3.41 NGN4,703.07	-34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$0.59 NGN816.37	+55.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$0.50 NGN688.13	+246.9%
Average			+66.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Enugu
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$1.22 NGN1,681.32	+103.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	??
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	??
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	??
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	??
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	??
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	??
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	??
Average			+103.3%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Enugu
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$3.79 NGN5,227.02	+177.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	$20.00 NGN27,616.64	+210.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$30,000.00 NGN41M	-19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	??
Average			+122.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Enugu
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	??
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$542.40 NGN749K	+154.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	??
Average			+154.1%

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pay 58.1% less for childcare

	Cairo	Enugu
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$40.00 NGN55,233.28	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$900.00 NGN1M	-59.3%
Average			-58.1%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Enugu
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$0.96 NGN1,330.54	-33.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$1.64 NGN2,258.11	+1.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$15.00 NGN20,712.48	-13.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$3.00 NGN4,142.50	-19.8%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 9.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Enugu
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$21.71 NGN29,976.09	-36.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$84.42 NGN117K	+86.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$60.30 NGN83,266.92	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$84.42 NGN117K	+37.1%
Average			+9.6%

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