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Gabes vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Gabes is 27.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 26.4% more in Gabes
Groceries: pay 69.9% more in Gabes
Transportation: pay 36.3% more in Gabes
Housing: pay 24.9% more in Gabes
Childcare: pay 4.4% more in Gabes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% more in Gabes
Clothing: pay 2.8% less in Gabes

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

Gabes vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Gabes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$2.83 TND8.280	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$3.60 TND10.530	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.71 TND2.060	+85.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.26 TND0.770	+83.0%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 69.9% more for groceries

	Cairo	Gabes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.16 TND0.480	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$6.26 TND18.310	+233.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$1.80 TND5.250	-51.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.77 TND5.180	+22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.59 TND7.570	+25.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.78 TND2.280	+4.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$1.32 TND3.870	+294.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.41 TND1.210	+45.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.30 TND0.880	+139.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.34 TND1.000	+80.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.27 TND0.800	+46.1%
Average			+69.9%

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pay 36.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Gabes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$3.26 TND9.540	+139.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$6.86 TND20.060	+6.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$46,987.98 TND137,439.850	+25.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$1.95 TND5.720	-26.5%
Average			+36.3%

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pay 24.9% more for housing

	Cairo	Gabes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$17.15 TND50.160	+32.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$116.61 TND341.090	-45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$72.03 TND210.670	-47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$49.62 TND145.140	+159.5%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 4.4% more for childcare

	Cairo	Gabes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$58.31 TND170.550	-37.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$3,230.85 TND9,450.240	+46.1%
Average			+4.4%

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pay 32.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Gabes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.20 TND3.510	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$0.82 TND2.410	-49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$3.43 TND10.030	+65.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$32.58 TND95.310	+88.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.52 TND19.060	+74.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 2.8% less for clothing

	Cairo	Gabes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$32.58 TND95.310	-4.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$41.16 TND120.390	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$77.17 TND225.720	-34.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$84.03 TND245.790	+36.4%
Average			-2.8%

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