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North Bay vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

North Bay is 5.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in North Bay
Groceries: pay 4.3 times more in North Bay
Transportation: pay 4.9 times more in North Bay
Housing: pay 6.3 times more in North Bay
Childcare: pay 11.2 times more in North Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in North Bay
Clothing: pay 12.1% less in North Bay

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

North Bay vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in North Bay instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	North Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$14.35 CA$19.93	+245.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$9.33 CA$12.95	+79.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$1.83 CA$2.54	+379.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$1.22 CA$1.69	+748.1%
Average			+363.1%

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	North Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$2.25 CA$3.13	+276.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	$10.10 CA$14.02	+438.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	$7.38 CA$10.24	+97.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	$3.27 CA$4.54	+125.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	$5.11 CA$7.10	+147.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	$1.70 CA$2.36	+128.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	$0.60 CA$0.83	+79.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	$1.62 CA$2.24	+468.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	$1.53 CA$2.12	+1110.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	$0.94 CA$1.30	+398.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	$0.89 CA$1.23	+376.4%
Average			+331.7%

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pay 4.9 times more for transportation

	Cairo	North Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$4.00 CA$5.55	+193.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	$71.76 CA$99.64	+1014.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$24,382.26 CA$33,856.70	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	$12.97 CA$18.01	+387.8%
Average			+390.2%

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pay 6.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	North Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	$57.85 CA$80.34	+347.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$1,339.50 CA$1,860.00	+527.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	$1,219.90 CA$1,693.93	+789.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	$107.00 CA$148.58	+459.5%
Average			+531.1%

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pay 11.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	North Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$896.99 CA$1,245.54	+866.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$27,986.00 CA$38,860.77	+1165.9%
Average			+1016.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	North Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$5.02 CA$6.98	+245.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$3.16 CA$4.38	+95.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	$12.92 CA$17.94	+521.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$24.40 CA$33.88	+40.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$10.23 CA$14.20	+173.4%
Average			+215.4%

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pay 12.1% less for clothing

	Cairo	North Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$43.06 CA$59.79	+26.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$17.94 CA$24.91	-60.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$62.79 CA$87.19	-46.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$81.33 CA$112.93	+32.0%
Average			-12.1%

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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: April 2026

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