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Khulna vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Khulna is 6.3% cheaper than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Khulna
Groceries: pay 45.0% more in Khulna
Transportation: pay 35.4% more in Khulna
Housing: pay 8.7% less in Khulna
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Khulna
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% more in Khulna
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in Khulna

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

Khulna vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Khulna
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$1.23 BDT150.59	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$4.10 BDT501.97	-21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.29 BDT35.14	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.14 BDT16.73	-4.8%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 45.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Khulna
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.45 BDT55.22	-24.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$4.92 BDT602.36	+162.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$2.72 BDT332.53	-27.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.15 BDT141.24	-20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$1.21 BDT148.00	-41.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$1.04 BDT127.51	+40.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.29 BDT35.06	-14.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.98 BDT120.22	+245.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.29 BDT35.29	+128.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.18 BDT21.63	-6.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.28 BDT34.53	+51.5%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 35.4% more for transportation

	Cairo	Khulna
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$3.94 BDT481.88	+189.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	$8.21 BDT1,003.94	+27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$22,982.99 BDT2,811,027.38	-38.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$1.68 BDT206.01	-36.7%
Average			+35.4%

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pay 8.7% less for housing

	Cairo	Khulna
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$19.84 BDT2,426.18	+53.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$65.67 BDT8,031.51	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$41.86 BDT5,120.09	-69.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$28.75 BDT3,515.93	+50.3%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Cairo	Khulna
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$25.99 BDT3,179.14	-72.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$1,378.98 BDT168,661.64	-37.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 7.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Khulna
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$2.22 BDT271.06	+52.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$0.78 BDT95.37	-51.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$3.04 BDT371.46	+46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$13.75 BDT1,681.60	-20.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$4.10 BDT501.97	+9.7%
Average			+7.2%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Khulna
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$27.91 BDT3,413.39	-17.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$36.94 BDT4,517.72	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$32.83 BDT4,015.75	-72.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$34.20 BDT4,183.08	-44.5%
Average			-38.2%

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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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