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Medan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Medan is 64.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6% less in Medan
Groceries: pay 84.4% more in Medan
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Medan
Housing: pay 83.0% more in Medan
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Medan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.5% more in Medan
Clothing: pay 42.5% more in Medan

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

Medan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.6% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Medan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$1.79 IDR29,811.16	-56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$3.13 IDR52,169.52	-39.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.40 IDR6,707.51	+5.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.25 IDR4,223.25	+76.6%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 84.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Medan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$1.12 IDR18,631.97	+86.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$4.66 IDR77,509.01	+148.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$4.43 IDR73,821.09	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	+3.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$1.68 IDR27,945.73	-18.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$1.00 IDR16,677.29	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.45 IDR7,512.29	+34.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$0.66 IDR10,967.95	+131.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.40 IDR6,685.94	+218.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.32 IDR5,258.61	+67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.56 IDR9,390.37	+202.7%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Medan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$3.10 IDR51,558.78	+127.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$9.55 IDR158,992.83	+48.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$26,860.37 IDR447,167,346.37	-28.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$2.21 IDR36,767.09	-17.0%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 83.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Medan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$32.81 IDR546,289.44	+154.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$189.02 IDR3,146,733.51	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$95.50 IDR1,589,928.34	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$61.15 IDR1,018,014.34	+219.7%
Average			+83.0%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Medan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$121.37 IDR2,020,533.94	+30.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$10,445.70 IDR173,898,412.48	+372.5%
Average			+201.6%

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pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Medan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$1.72 IDR28,569.02	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	+14.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$22.88 IDR380,920.33	+32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$3.43 IDR57,138.05	-8.2%
Average			+9.5%

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pay 42.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Medan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$63.65 IDR1,059,620.99	+87.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$41.78 IDR695,593.65	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$113.41 IDR1,888,039.91	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$119.38 IDR1,987,410.43	+93.8%
Average			+42.5%

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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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