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Hiroshima vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hiroshima is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Hiroshima
Groceries: pay 3.4 times more in Hiroshima
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Hiroshima
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Hiroshima
Childcare: pay 12.2% more in Hiroshima
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.8% more in Hiroshima
Clothing: pay 33.4% less in Hiroshima

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

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Hiroshima vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$6.01 ¥951	+25.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$5.00 ¥791	-15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.00 ¥158	+181.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$0.66 ¥105	+355.8%
Average			+136.9%

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pay 3.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$1.54 ¥244	+102.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$2.53 ¥401	+18.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$5.58 ¥884	+56.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.08 ¥330	+75.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.75 ¥436	+22.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$1.53 ¥242	+86.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.89 ¥141	+156.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$1.72 ¥272	+552.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$1.72 ¥273	+611.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.70 ¥110	+284.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$1.61 ¥254	+718.7%
Average			+244.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$4.09 ¥648	+144.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	$33.53 ¥5,307	+290.2%
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 EGP100.08	$13.67 ¥2,163	+615.5%
Average			+254.3%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$30.62 ¥4,847	+117.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$243.57 ¥38,554	+12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$189.80 ¥30,042	-1.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$106.02 ¥16,782	+410.6%
Average			+134.8%

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pay 12.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$158.16 ¥25,035	+28.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$3,416.34 ¥541K	-4.1%
Average			+12.2%

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pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$2.69 ¥426	+81.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$2.77 ¥438	+55.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$3.92 ¥621	+95.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$53.56 ¥8,478	+79.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$12.02 ¥1,903	+151.8%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 33.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hiroshima
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$28.47 ¥4,506	-30.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$25.10 ¥3,972	-50.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$48.29 ¥7,644	-58.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$63.05 ¥9,981	+5.4%
Average			-33.4%

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