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Garden Grove vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Garden Grove is 6.7 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 7.0 times more in Garden Grove
Groceries: pay 5.6 times more in Garden Grove
Transportation: pay 5.6 times more in Garden Grove
Housing: pay 8.0 times more in Garden Grove
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in Garden Grove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2 times more in Garden Grove
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Garden Grove

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

Garden Grove vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Garden Grove instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 7.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$22.50	+441.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$11.50	+121.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$2.65	+595.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$1.90	+1222.5%
Average			+595.3%

Cairo vs. Garden Grove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$4.17	+595.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$5.32	+183.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$4.15	+11.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$4.50	+210.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$4.74	+129.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$1.57	+110.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.74	+121.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$1.75	+516.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$2.48	+1862.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$1.47	+680.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$1.36	+632.1%
Average			+459.6%

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pay 5.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$4.76	+249.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$69.00	+971.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$28,500.00	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$19.41	+630.0%
Average			+456.7%

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pay 8.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$74.25	+474.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$2,200.00	+930.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$153.80	+704.2%
Average			+703.2%

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$1,206.00	+1198.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$40,160.00	+1716.5%
Average			+1457.7%

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pay 4.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$7.00	+381.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$5.55	+243.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$9.63	+363.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$14.75	+294.4%
Average			+320.8%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Garden Grove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$54.27	+59.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$34.67	-23.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$77.00	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$85.00	+38.0%
Average			+9.9%

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