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Egypt

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Indonesia

Manado vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Manado is 1.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 51.1% less in Manado
Groceries: pay 87.6% more in Manado
Transportation: pay 40.3% more in Manado
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Manado
Childcare: pay 16.0% more in Manado
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.2% less in Manado
Clothing: pay 22.9% less in Manado

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

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Manado vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.1% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Manado
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$1.40 IDR25,219.51	-70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$2.79 IDR50,439.02	-52.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.59 IDR10,592.19	+65.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.24 IDR4,371.38	+66.1%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 87.6% more for groceries

	Cairo	Manado
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.08 IDR19,503.09	+41.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$8.38 IDR151K	+292.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$5.15 IDR92,920.48	+44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.90 IDR34,298.53	+60.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$1.26 IDR22,726.26	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$1.06 IDR19,065.65	+29.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.68 IDR12,202.02	+95.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.60 IDR10,753.03	+126.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.45 IDR8,083.84	+84.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.37 IDR6,634.85	+102.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$1.29 IDR23,336.36	+558.5%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 40.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Manado
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$2.40 IDR43,265.31	+42.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	+31.7%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Cairo	Manado
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$13.97 IDR252K	-0.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$251.45 IDR5M	+15.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$82.42 IDR1M	-57.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$41.31 IDR746K	+99.0%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 16.0% more for childcare

	Cairo	Manado
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$125.73 IDR2M	+2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$4,693.82 IDR85M	+31.8%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Manado
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$3.35 IDR60,526.83	+126.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.77 IDR31,944.71	-0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$2.35 IDR42,368.78	+17.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$13.04 IDR235K	-56.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$2.51 IDR45,395.12	-47.3%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 22.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Manado
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$55.88 IDR1M	+36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$20.49 IDR370K	-59.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$69.85 IDR1M	-39.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$63.33 IDR1M	+5.8%
Average			-22.9%

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