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Latakia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Latakia is 22.7% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Latakia
Groceries: pay 26.4% more in Latakia
Transportation: pay 61.7% more in Latakia
Housing: pay 76.0% more in Latakia
Childcare: pay 50.6% less in Latakia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.8% less in Latakia
Clothing: pay 46.5% less in Latakia

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

Latakia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Latakia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$5.00 SYP65,010	+20.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$5.00 SYP65,010	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.72 SYP9,346	+88.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.65 SYP8,451	+352.4%
Average			+114.4%

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pay 26.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Latakia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.50 SYP6,447	-17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$1.61 SYP20,885	-14.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.76 SYP48,876	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.91 SYP24,801	+31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$3.07 SYP39,863	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.39 SYP5,013	-48.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.47 SYP6,049	+38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.30 SYP3,932	+6.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.28 SYP3,595	+119.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.31 SYP4,019	+64.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.30 SYP3,890	+60.6%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 61.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Latakia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$3.50 SYP45,527	+157.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$15,000.00 SYP195,030,000	-59.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$5.00 SYP65,010	+88.0%
Average			+61.7%

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pay 76.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Latakia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$47.33 SYP615,428	+266.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$246.41 SYP3,203,780	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$85.24 SYP1,108,349	-37.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$30.59 SYP397,708	+59.9%
Average			+76.0%

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pay 50.6% less for childcare

	Cairo	Latakia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$20.19 SYP262,525	-78.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$1,704.59 SYP22,163,040	-22.9%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Latakia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.60 SYP20,803	+10.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$0.76 SYP9,914	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$3.00 SYP39,006	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$9.59 SYP124,682	-44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$1.08 SYP14,001	-71.2%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 46.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Latakia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$21.79 SYP283,367	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$24.04 SYP312,525	-47.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$41.28 SYP536,713	-64.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$37.95 SYP493,373	-38.4%
Average			-46.5%

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