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Fukuoka vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Fukuoka is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% more in Fukuoka
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Fukuoka
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Fukuoka
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Fukuoka
Childcare: pay 88.2% more in Fukuoka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Fukuoka
Clothing: pay 27.2% less in Fukuoka

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

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Fukuoka vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$7.28 ¥1,153	+52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$6.01 ¥952	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.03 ¥163	+190.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.73 ¥115	+399.2%
Average			+58.8%

Cairo vs. Fukuoka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$1.88 ¥298	+146.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$9.09 ¥1,441	+326.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$6.01 ¥953	+68.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$2.24 ¥355	+89.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$2.45 ¥388	+8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$1.65 ¥261	+101.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$0.83 ¥132	+140.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$1.29 ¥205	+390.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$1.51 ¥240	+524.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$0.99 ¥157	+446.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$1.17 ¥186	+496.5%
Average			+199.8%

Cairo vs. Fukuoka - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$4.10 ¥650	+144.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$41.12 ¥6,517	+378.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,725.38 ¥3M	-32.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	$20.40 ¥3,233	+968.3%
Average			+127.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$33.40 ¥5,294	+136.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$478.47 ¥75,825	+120.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$303.38 ¥48,078	+58.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$161.94 ¥25,663	+679.9%
Average			+134.2%

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$126.53 ¥20,052	+2.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$12,276.04 ¥2M	+244.6%
Average			+88.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$3.80 ¥602	+156.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$3.72 ¥589	+109.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$3.92 ¥622	+95.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$53.78 ¥8,522	+80.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$11.07 ¥1,755	+131.9%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 27.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Fukuoka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$49.03 ¥7,770	+19.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$26.04 ¥4,127	-48.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$66.43 ¥10,527	-42.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$47.45 ¥7,520	-20.7%
Average			-27.2%

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