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Egypt

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Mount Pleasant vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Mount Pleasant is 3.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.6 times more in Mount Pleasant
Groceries: pay 3.0 times more in Mount Pleasant
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Mount Pleasant
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Mount Pleasant
Childcare: pay 10.0 times more in Mount Pleasant
Entertainment and Sports: pay 84.1% more in Mount Pleasant
Clothing: pay 18.2% more in Mount Pleasant

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

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Mount Pleasant vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mount Pleasant instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$18.00	+277.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$13.00	+119.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.64	+363.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$1.98	+1257.0%
Average			+262.0%

Cairo vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$3.08	+303.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$5.05	+136.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$2.69	-24.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$1.79	+51.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$5.14	+127.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$1.56	+90.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$0.71	+105.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$1.25	+374.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$2.17	+794.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$1.15	+532.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$1.39	+610.4%
Average			+201.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$3.88	+131.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$40.00	+365.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$30,000.00	-7.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	$15.40	+706.4%
Average			+137.4%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$68.92	+388.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$799.67	+268.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$716.33	+273.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$164.69	+693.2%
Average			+321.6%

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pay 10.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$1,368.37	+1011.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$32,070.71	+800.3%
Average			+900.5%

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pay 84.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$4.00	+170.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$4.00	+125.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$10.40	+418.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$20.00	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$10.00	+109.4%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 18.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Mount Pleasant
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$59.09	+44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$41.44	-18.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$96.30	-16.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$118.63	+98.2%
Average			+18.2%

Cairo vs. Mount Pleasant - Cost of clothing

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