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Egypt

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Botswana

Gaborone vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Gaborone is 54.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 71.2% more in Gaborone
Groceries: pay 83.1% more in Gaborone
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Gaborone
Housing: pay 53.5% more in Gaborone
Childcare: pay 14.9% less in Gaborone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.2% more in Gaborone
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Gaborone

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

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Gaborone vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Gaborone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$10.85 BWP149.36	+127.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$5.79 BWP79.66	-2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$0.72 BWP9.96	+104.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.42 BWP5.73	+185.4%
Average			+71.2%

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pay 83.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Gaborone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$0.88 BWP12.06	+14.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$3.16 BWP43.56	+48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$5.47 BWP75.37	+53.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$2.47 BWP33.94	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$2.11 BWP28.98	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$0.75 BWP10.34	-8.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.64 BWP8.78	+84.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$0.90 BWP12.42	+242.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$0.74 BWP10.18	+205.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.58 BWP8.00	+220.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$0.53 BWP7.28	+169.3%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Gaborone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$5.15 BWP70.95	+207.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$29.66 BWP408.26	+245.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$19,891.73 BWP274K	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$20.87 BWP287.28	+992.7%
Average			+121.8%

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pay 53.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Gaborone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$42.10 BWP579.53	+198.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$356.36 BWP4,905.78	+64.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$221.34 BWP3,047.03	+15.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$45.63 BWP628.21	+119.8%
Average			+53.5%

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pay 14.9% less for childcare

	Cairo	Gaborone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$127.13 BWP1,750.05	+3.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$2,500.03 BWP34,415.98	-29.8%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Gaborone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$1.99 BWP27.38	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.32 BWP31.94	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$3.62 BWP49.79	+80.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$33.58 BWP462.32	+12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$6.15 BWP84.64	+28.8%
Average			+30.2%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Gaborone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$47.53 BWP654.36	+16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$16.75 BWP230.52	-66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$72.33 BWP995.76	-37.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$78.36 BWP1,078.74	+30.9%
Average			-25.1%

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