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Jayapura vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Jayapura is 48.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 66.5% more in Jayapura
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Jayapura
Housing: pay 13.3% less in Jayapura
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.1% more in Jayapura
Clothing: pay 7.6% less in Jayapura

The cost of groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Jayapura are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Jayapura. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Jayapura.

Jayapura vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Jayapura
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.68 IDR11,261.99	+77.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.56 IDR9,274.58	+287.8%
Average			+66.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Jayapura
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$1.13 IDR18,880.40	+89.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$4.48 IDR74,527.89	+138.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$5.42 IDR90,278.02	+45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.93 IDR32,196.05	+33.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	??
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$2.44 IDR40,566.39	+227.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.54 IDR9,014.75	+61.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+138.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	??
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.79 IDR13,071.39	+317.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	+335.9%
Average			+154.2%

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Cairo	Jayapura
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	??
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	??

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pay 13.3% less for housing

	Cairo	Jayapura
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$11.94 IDR198,741.04	-7.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$149.22 IDR2,484,263.04	-30.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$89.53 IDR1,490,557.82	-34.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$22.82 IDR379,946.11	+19.3%
Average			-13.3%

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Cairo	Jayapura
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	??

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pay 41.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Jayapura
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$3.73 IDR62,106.58	+156.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$2.19 IDR36,435.86	+35.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-13.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$14.92 IDR248,426.30	-13.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	??
Average			+41.1%

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pay 7.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Jayapura
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$29.84 IDR496,852.61	-12.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-3.1%
Average			-7.6%

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