Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Ukraine

Kherson vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kherson is 14.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 51.4% more in Kherson
Groceries: pay 40.0% more in Kherson
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kherson
Housing: pay 31.1% less in Kherson
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Kherson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.2% less in Kherson
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Kherson

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

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Kherson vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kherson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.69 UAH300.33	+40.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$6.44 UAH289.32	+8.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.88 UAH39.38	+147.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.61 UAH27.30	+317.0%
Average			+51.4%

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pay 40.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Kherson
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$0.64 UAH28.82	-15.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$4.09 UAH183.53	+91.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$3.37 UAH151.58	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.52 UAH68.07	+28.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.29 UAH102.92	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.56 UAH25.25	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.69 UAH30.88	+98.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.68 UAH30.46	+157.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.88 UAH39.35	+261.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.27 UAH12.03	+47.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.21 UAH9.63	+9.3%
Average			+40.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Kherson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$6.55 UAH294.32	+290.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$29,407.28 UAH1M	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$7.35 UAH330.36	+285.1%
Average			+117.8%

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pay 31.1% less for housing

	Cairo	Kherson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$6.17 UAH276.97	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$144.86 UAH6,507.10	-33.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$89.14 UAH4,004.37	-53.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$51.73 UAH2,323.96	+149.2%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Kherson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$280.80 UAH12,613.77	+128.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$11,795.87 UAH530K	+231.2%
Average			+174.9%

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pay 19.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kherson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$1.00 UAH45.05	-32.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.11 UAH50.05	-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$2.67 UAH120.13	+33.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$4.46 UAH200.22	-6.6%
Average			-19.2%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Kherson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$71.18 UAH3,197.50	+73.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$37.86 UAH1,700.82	-25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$80.65 UAH3,622.93	-30.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$84.82 UAH3,810.21	+41.7%
Average			+6.5%

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