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Incheon vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Incheon is 2.5 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 54.8% more in Incheon
Groceries: pay 4.5 times more in Incheon
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Incheon
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Incheon
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Incheon
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.5% more in Incheon
Clothing: pay 6.5% less in Incheon

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

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Incheon vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 54.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Incheon
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$5.99 ₩8,167	+25.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$6.72 ₩9,161	+13.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.57 ₩2,138	+342.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.60 ₩823	+314.1%
Average			+54.8%

Cairo vs. Incheon - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Incheon
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$3.10 ₩4,224	+306.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$7.84 ₩10,688	+267.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$7.79 ₩10,629	+118.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$3.29 ₩4,484	+177.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$3.55 ₩4,848	+57.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$3.44 ₩4,694	+321.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$1.47 ₩2,001	+323.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$2.59 ₩3,537	+884.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$2.83 ₩3,864	+1070.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$1.58 ₩2,155	+772.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$1.10 ₩1,501	+460.6%
Average			+347.2%

Cairo vs. Incheon - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Incheon
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$5.21 ₩7,111	+210.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$24.95 ₩34,029	+190.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$29,385.60 ₩40M	-9.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	$8.51 ₩11,604	+345.5%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Cairo	Incheon
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$20.82 ₩28,392	+47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$600.24 ₩819K	+176.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$353.39 ₩482K	+84.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$160.90 ₩219K	+674.9%
Average			+166.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Incheon
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$299.42 ₩408K	+143.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$17,766.42 ₩24M	+398.8%
Average			+248.3%

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pay 83.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Incheon
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$3.46 ₩4,723	+134.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$3.66 ₩4,988	+105.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$3.36 ₩4,581	+67.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$33.42 ₩45,582	+11.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$11.20 ₩15,269	+134.5%
Average			+83.5%

Cairo vs. Incheon - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 6.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Incheon
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$57.88 ₩78,937	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$32.77 ₩44,695	-35.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$69.99 ₩95,451	-39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$82.45 ₩112K	+37.8%
Average			-6.5%

Cairo vs. Incheon - Cost of clothing

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