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Hurghada vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Hurghada is 5.8% cheaper than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 17.4% more in Hurghada
Groceries: pay 11.2% more in Hurghada
Transportation: pay 12.9% less in Hurghada
Housing: pay 16.8% less in Hurghada
Childcare: pay 32.4% less in Hurghada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Hurghada
Clothing: pay 41.5% less in Hurghada

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

Hurghada vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Hurghada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$4.43 EGP210.65	+6.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$6.74 EGP320.58	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.50 EGP23.85	+31.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.15 EGP6.92	+1.3%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 11.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Hurghada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.61 EGP29.12	+2.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$1.57 EGP74.86	-16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.86 EGP183.43	+3.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.22 EGP105.51	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$3.06 EGP145.51	+48.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.72 EGP34.20	-3.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.21 EGP10.02	-37.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.21 EGP10.01	-26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.24 EGP11.60	+93.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.18 EGP8.70	-2.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.20 EGP9.52	+7.5%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 12.9% less for transportation

	Cairo	Hurghada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$1.35 EGP64.20	-0.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$6.23 EGP296.37	-3.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$18,513.04 EGP880,109.79	-50.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$2.74 EGP130.40	+3.1%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 16.8% less for housing

	Cairo	Hurghada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$9.05 EGP430.47	-29.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$234.97 EGP11,170.55	+10.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$107.66 EGP5,118.15	-21.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$14.17 EGP673.60	-25.9%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 32.4% less for childcare

	Cairo	Hurghada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$100.16 EGP4,761.62	+7.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$600.96 EGP28,569.73	-72.8%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Hurghada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.29 EGP109.00	+57.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.00 EGP94.99	+23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$2.08 EGP98.79
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$27.92 EGP1,327.23	+61.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$3.56 EGP169.32	-4.8%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 41.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Hurghada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$15.23 EGP724.20	-55.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$36.37 EGP1,728.80	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$31.17 EGP1,481.83	-49.4%
Average			-41.5%

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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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