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New Plymouth vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 4.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 5.9 times more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 4.4 times more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 4.2 times more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 3.7 times more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 10.4 times more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in New Plymouth

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

New Plymouth vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+198.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+66.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+471.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+1238.6%
Average			+493.7%

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pay 4.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.27 NZ$2.19	+111.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$2.76 NZ$4.78	+47.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$5.42 NZ$9.38	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+285.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+64.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+23.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+160.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+325.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+2173.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.71 NZ$1.22	+275.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+250.6%
Average			+342.1%

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pay 4.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+348.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-38.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+659.3%
Average			+323.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for housing

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+201.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	+226.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	+369.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$75.96 NZ$131.48	+297.2%
Average			+273.6%

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pay 10.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+943.8%
Average			+943.8%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+247.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+117.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+871.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$43.27 NZ$74.90	+149.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+181.5%
Average			+313.5%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$59.14 NZ$102.36	+74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-23.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-41.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$63.46 NZ$109.85	+3.0%
Average			+3.1%

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