Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Maldives

Male vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Male is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 65.0% more in Male
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Male
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Male
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 12.6% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 11.1% less in Male

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

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Male vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.00 MVR92.80	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$9.73 MVR150.49	+64.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$1.63 MVR25.14	+359.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.30 MVR4.59	+103.8%
Average			+65.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.65 MVR25.58	+117.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$5.34 MVR82.48	+150.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$7.69 MVR118.88	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.92 MVR29.72	+62.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.77 MVR42.75	+22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$1.80 MVR27.85	+120.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$1.39 MVR21.42	+299.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$1.85 MVR28.67	+604.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$1.22 MVR18.85	+403.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.93 MVR14.41	+414.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.86 MVR13.31	+338.6%
Average			+197.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$3.81 MVR58.85	+126.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$30.82 MVR476.54	+258.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$32,446.46 MVR502K	+0.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$17.52 MVR270.88	+817.4%
Average			+129.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	+417.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	+338.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	+265.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	+338.2%
Average			+310.8%

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pay 12.6% more for childcare

	Cairo	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	+50.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	-15.6%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$4.87 MVR75.24	+228.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$3.55 MVR54.87	+99.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$14.93 MVR230.75	+644.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	+137.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$9.73 MVR150.49	+103.9%
Average			+164.0%

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pay 11.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$39.51 MVR610.88	-3.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$49.64 MVR767.37	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	-24.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$52.52 MVR811.92	-12.2%
Average			-11.1%

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