Cost of living comparison

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Gaziantep vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Gaziantep is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants
pay 96.0% more in Gaziantep
Groceries
pay 69.2% more in Gaziantep
Transportation
pay 2.7 times more in Gaziantep
Housing
pay 55.7% more in Gaziantep
Childcare
pay 4.0 times more in Gaziantep
Entertainment and Sports
pay 59.0% more in Gaziantep
Clothing
pay 47.2% less in Gaziantep

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

Gaziantep vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 96.0% more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.16
EGP197.75
$6.01
TRY257.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.19
EGP247.19
$6.86
TRY293.08
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.38
EGP18.13
$1.08
TRY46.28

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pay 69.2% more for groceries

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Bread
1 loaf
$0.60
EGP28.51
$0.46
TRY19.54
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.88
EGP89.27
$5.28
TRY225.76
Milk (1 gallon) $3.73
EGP177.41
$3.67
TRY156.97

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.36
EGP64.82
$3.96
TRY169.33
Monthly public transit pass $6.44
EGP306.52
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,398.47
EGP1,779,793.01
$50,472.12
TRY2,157,466.25

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pay 55.7% more for housing

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$12.92
EGP614.65
$12.63
TRY539.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $213.48
EGP10,159.48
$397.03
TRY16,971.37
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $137.13
EGP6,525.91
$266.97
TRY11,411.83

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $92.85
EGP4,418.58
$489.16
TRY20,909.67
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,210.79
EGP105,211.72
$6,014.31
TRY257,086.06

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pay 59.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.45
EGP69.21
$2.89
TRY123.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.62
EGP76.89
$3.13
TRY133.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.08
EGP98.88
$2.17
TRY92.55

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pay 47.2% less for clothing

 
Cairo
Gaziantep
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$33.96
EGP1,616.03
$15.04
TRY642.72
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$45.38
EGP2,159.85
$16.84
TRY719.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$117.30
EGP5,582.08
$72.17
TRY3,085.03

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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