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Flic En Flac vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Flic En Flac is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Flic En Flac
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Flic En Flac
Transportation: pay 5.5 times more in Flic En Flac
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Flic En Flac
Childcare: pay 18.1% more in Flic En Flac
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Flic En Flac
Clothing: pay 3.7% less in Flic En Flac

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

Flic En Flac vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Flic En Flac instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$8.74 MUR402.53	+110.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$7.10 MUR327.06	+36.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.98 MUR45.29	+158.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.58 MUR26.60	+301.8%
Average			+151.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.75 MUR34.47	+24.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.31 MUR198.75	+130.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$5.51 MUR253.96	+47.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.07 MUR95.27	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.63 MUR120.96	+27.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.91 MUR41.99	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.89 MUR41.08	+166.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.66 MUR30.58	+133.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.21 MUR55.69	+858.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.46 MUR21.30	+145.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.46 MUR21.30	+148.2%
Average			+158.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$5.38 MUR247.92	+295.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$35,495.85 MUR1,635,293.76	-5.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+1049.9%
Average			+446.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$33.35 MUR1,536.58	+158.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$583.10 MUR26,863.21	+173.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$507.76 MUR23,392.34	+270.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$38.42 MUR1,769.97	+100.9%
Average			+175.6%

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pay 18.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$109.22 MUR5,031.67	+17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$2,621.23 MUR120,760.15	+18.6%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.18 MUR100.63	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.59 MUR119.50	+60.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$5.57 MUR256.62	+168.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$46.82 MUR2,156.96	+170.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$6.01 MUR276.74	+60.6%
Average			+102.0%

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pay 3.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Flic En Flac
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$32.77 MUR1,509.50	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	+25.9%
Average			-3.7%

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