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Nova Friburgo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Nova Friburgo is 42.7% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 96.9% more in Nova Friburgo
Groceries: pay 81.0% more in Nova Friburgo
Transportation: pay 77.4% more in Nova Friburgo
Housing: pay 4.6% more in Nova Friburgo
Childcare: pay 28.2% more in Nova Friburgo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Nova Friburgo
Clothing: pay 8.9% more in Nova Friburgo

The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, clothing, and housing in Nova Friburgo are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Nova Friburgo.

Nova Friburgo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nova Friburgo instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 96.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.91 R$21.28	-5.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.06 R$32.94	+16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.84 R$4.56	+120.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.51 R$2.79	+256.7%
Average			+96.9%

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pay 81.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.57 R$8.53	+161.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.35 R$23.65	+131.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.34 R$18.16	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.90 R$10.34	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.45 R$7.91	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.68 R$3.68	-9.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.53 R$2.87	+57.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.42 R$2.30	+48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.54 R$2.94	+328.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.36 R$1.95	+90.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.35 R$1.92	+89.0%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 77.4% more for transportation

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.13 R$22.45	+203.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$14,438.94 R$78,539.15	-61.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$5.07 R$27.57	+90.6%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 4.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$16.63 R$90.46	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$149.07 R$810.85	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$93.17 R$506.78	-32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$29.06 R$158.06	+51.9%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 28.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$134.78 R$733.15	+45.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$2,459.66 R$13,379.06	+11.3%
Average			+28.2%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$0.93 R$5.07	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.61 R$8.78	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$1.49 R$8.11	-28.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$20.50 R$111.49	+18.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$5.78 R$31.42	+54.5%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 8.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Nova Friburgo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$59.01 R$320.96	+73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$65.22 R$354.75	+43.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$60.56 R$329.41	-48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$40.99 R$222.98	-33.4%
Average			+8.9%

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