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Nowy Sacz vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Nowy Sacz is 3.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 5.3 times more in Nowy Sacz
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Nowy Sacz
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Nowy Sacz
Housing: pay 4.7 times more in Nowy Sacz
Childcare: pay 97.7% more in Nowy Sacz
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Nowy Sacz
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Nowy Sacz

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

Nowy Sacz vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nowy Sacz instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 5.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$9.57 PLN34.50	+130.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$8.20 PLN29.57	+57.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$2.14 PLN7.72	+462.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.70 PLN6.11	+1079.9%
Average			+432.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.26 PLN4.53	+109.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$3.91 PLN14.10	+108.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.85 PLN13.87	+3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$3.35 PLN12.06	+131.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.93 PLN10.55	+41.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.53 PLN1.92	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.72 PLN2.59	+114.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.73 PLN2.63	+156.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.17 PLN4.20	+824.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.44 PLN1.57	+131.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.56 PLN2.01	+199.4%
Average			+162.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$6.55 PLN23.62	+381.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$8.75 PLN31.54	+229.0%
Average			+200.4%

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pay 4.7 times more for housing

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$13.67 PLN49.28	+5.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$555.94 PLN2,004.19	+160.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$455.69 PLN1,642.78	+232.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$223.67 PLN806.35	+1069.5%
Average			+367.0%

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pay 97.7% more for childcare

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$270.68 PLN975.81	+191.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$2,296.68 PLN8,279.61	+3.9%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$3.01 PLN10.84	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$3.20 PLN11.55	+98.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$5.33 PLN19.22	+156.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$8.75 PLN31.54	+133.9%
Average			+123.9%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Nowy Sacz
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$61.52 PLN221.78	+81.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$39.64 PLN142.92	-12.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$60.15 PLN216.85	-48.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$76.56 PLN275.99	+24.3%
Average			+11.1%

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