Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Macedonia

Kumanovo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kumanovo is 45.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 63.4% more in Kumanovo
Groceries: pay 62.2% more in Kumanovo
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Kumanovo
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Kumanovo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Kumanovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3% more in Kumanovo
Clothing: pay 30.4% less in Kumanovo

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

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Kumanovo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.36 MKD348.82	+33.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$6.45 MKD353.80	+9.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$1.36 MKD74.75	+285.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$1.05 MKD57.31	+617.0%
Average			+63.4%

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pay 62.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$0.70 MKD38.39	-8.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$3.98 MKD218.01	+86.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$4.70 MKD257.80	+31.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$2.40 MKD131.56	+102.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$3.35 MKD183.84	+48.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.43 MKD23.84	-46.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.64 MKD35.19	+85.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.61 MKD33.45	+131.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.80 MKD43.91	+230.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.39 MKD21.34	+114.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.37 MKD20.09	+86.7%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.39 MKD295.84	+221.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$5.82 MKD318.92	+204.5%
Average			+107.7%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$238.70 MKD13,089.40	+10.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$195.80 MKD10,737.29	+2.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$97.71 MKD5,358.00	+370.6%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$355.23 MKD19,479.61	+188.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$5,681.06 MKD312K	+59.5%
Average			+114.6%

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pay 2.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$1.54 MKD84.71	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.43 MKD78.48	-19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.04 MKD166.94	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$27.87 MKD1,528.17	-6.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.45 MKD298.99	+14.2%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 30.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Kumanovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$42.41 MKD2,325.47	+3.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$19.99 MKD1,096.29	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$81.78 MKD4,484.84	-29.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$48.47 MKD2,657.68	-19.0%
Average			-30.4%

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