Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Belarus

Minsk vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 82.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 84.7% more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 63.0% more in Minsk
Transportation: pay 51.2% more in Minsk
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Minsk
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.7% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 15.4% more in Minsk

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

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Minsk vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$9.78 BYN29.50	+104.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$6.85 BYN20.65	+15.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.96 BYN2.89	+171.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.59 BYN1.79	+306.2%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 63.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$0.68 BYN2.05	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$3.79 BYN11.43	+77.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$3.45 BYN10.42	-3.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$1.64 BYN4.94	+38.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.40 BYN7.25	+6.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.70 BYN2.10	-14.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.76 BYN2.31	+120.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.97 BYN2.93	+269.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$1.21 BYN3.66	+400.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.29 BYN0.88	+61.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.33 BYN1.01	+70.1%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 51.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$3.33 BYN10.04	+98.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$18.59 BYN56.05	+116.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	-34.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$5.54 BYN16.72	+190.2%
Average			+51.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$13.39 BYN40.39	-5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	+168.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+98.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$46.63 BYN140.62	+124.6%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	+222.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+579.8%
Average			+368.1%

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pay 22.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$1.63 BYN4.92	+10.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$2.32 BYN7.00	+30.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$2.61 BYN7.87	+30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$37.06 BYN111.77	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.87 BYN17.70	+22.9%
Average			+22.7%

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pay 15.4% more for clothing

	Cairo	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$50.77 BYN153.12	+24.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$44.17 BYN133.20	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$106.09 BYN319.97	-8.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$106.95 BYN322.54	+78.7%
Average			+15.4%

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