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Moji Das Cruzes vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Moji Das Cruzes is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Moji Das Cruzes
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Moji Das Cruzes
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Moji Das Cruzes
Housing: pay 90.5% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Moji Das Cruzes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Moji Das Cruzes
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Moji Das Cruzes

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

Moji Das Cruzes vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moji Das Cruzes instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$7.45 R$40.54	+79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$7.45 R$40.54	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.16 R$6.33	+205.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.86 R$4.70	+501.3%
Average			+207.5%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.63 R$8.87	+172.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.96 R$21.53	+111.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.56 R$19.37	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.38 R$12.94	+64.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.99 R$10.82	-3.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.99 R$5.39	+33.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.61 R$3.33	+82.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.69 R$3.75	+142.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.77 R$4.18	+509.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.61 R$3.31	+223.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.62 R$3.37	+232.7%
Average			+142.1%

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.13 R$22.49	+203.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$79.19 R$430.77	+1129.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$22,174.19 R$120,614.28	-40.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$6.70 R$36.45	+152.0%
Average			+361.1%

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pay 90.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$22.83 R$124.21	+76.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$372.68 R$2,027.13	+74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$273.30 R$1,486.56	+99.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$40.38 R$219.66	+111.2%
Average			+90.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$236.03 R$1,283.85	+154.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$5,590.13 R$30,406.96	+152.9%
Average			+153.6%

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pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.05 R$11.15	+40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.21 R$6.59	-25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.33 R$12.67	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$28.42 R$154.57	+64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$7.45 R$40.54	+99.3%
Average			+38.3%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Cairo	Moji Das Cruzes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$37.27 R$202.71	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$31.06 R$168.93	-31.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$78.22 R$425.49	-33.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$65.22 R$354.75	+5.9%
Average			-12.3%

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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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