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Okara vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Okara is 13.5% cheaper than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 10.4% less in Okara
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Okara
Transportation: pay 33.5% more in Okara
Housing: pay 15.5% more in Okara
Childcare: pay 65.8% less in Okara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Okara
Clothing: pay 58.2% less in Okara

The cost of transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Okara are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, and restaurants are lower in Okara.

Okara vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Okara instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 10.4% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Okara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$1.06 PKR298.89	-74.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.35 PKR97.97	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.23 PKR64.76	+60.0%
Average			-10.4%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Cairo	Okara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$0.42 PKR119.56	-29.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$1.11 PKR311.35	-41.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$2.54 PKR716.57	-31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.18 PKR333.48	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$1.04 PKR293.75	-49.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$0.52 PKR146.87	-29.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.24 PKR67.79	-28.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$0.18 PKR51.97	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.20 PKR57.46	+61.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.15 PKR43.02	-18.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.20 PKR56.09	+6.9%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 33.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Okara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$3.45 PKR971.83	+153.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$2.83 PKR797.05	-56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$17,682.51 PKR4,981,548.07	-52.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$5.04 PKR1,419.74	+89.5%
Average			+33.5%

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pay 15.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Okara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$10.61 PKR2,988.93	-17.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$28.29 PKR7,970.48	-86.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$17.68 PKR4,981.55	-87.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$67.61 PKR19,047.10	+253.5%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

	Cairo	Okara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$14.15 PKR3,985.24	-84.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$1,172.95 PKR330,446.60	-46.9%
Average			-65.8%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Okara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$3.18 PKR896.68	+118.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$1.21 PKR342.07	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$1.50 PKR423.43	-27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$12.38 PKR3,487.08	-28.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	+13.5%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 58.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Okara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$15.40 PKR4,338.10	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$21.22 PKR5,977.86	-53.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	-72.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$29.43 PKR8,290.07	-52.2%
Average			-58.2%

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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: December 2025

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