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Kyrgyzstan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kyrgyzstan is 46.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 77.6% more in Kyrgyzstan
Groceries: pay 64.4% more in Kyrgyzstan
Transportation: pay 52.7% more in Kyrgyzstan
Housing: pay 50.5% more in Kyrgyzstan
Childcare: pay 72.0% more in Kyrgyzstan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Kyrgyzstan
Clothing: pay 16.4% less in Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$4.96 KGS433.33	+19.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$7.15 KGS625.00	+37.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.71 KGS62.22	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.38 KGS33.53	+166.9%
Average			+77.6%

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pay 64.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.35 KGS30.46	-41.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$3.45 KGS301.80	+84.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.57 KGS312.24	-4.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.61 KGS141.14	+11.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.85 KGS161.84	-10.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.35 KGS30.30	-53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.71 KGS61.66	+110.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.97 KGS84.93	+241.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.53 KGS46.49	+321.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.26 KGS22.44	+36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.21 KGS18.43	+13.1%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 52.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$3.09 KGS270.13	+126.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	+83.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	-19.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$3.17 KGS277.00	+19.1%
Average			+52.7%

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pay 50.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$9.52 KGS832.78	-26.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	+90.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	+66.5%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 72.0% more for childcare

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	+82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	+61.4%
Average			+72.0%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.30 KGS113.33	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.98 KGS173.21	+22.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$1.89 KGS165.00	-9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	+111.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$4.12 KGS360.00	+10.1%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Kyrgyzstan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	+0.6%
Average			-16.4%

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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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