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Oskemen vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Oskemen is 47.9% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Oskemen
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Oskemen
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Oskemen
Housing: pay 42.0% more in Oskemen
Childcare: pay 17.3% less in Oskemen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.5% more in Oskemen
Clothing: pay 65.1% more in Oskemen

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

Oskemen vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Oskemen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$10.99 KZT5,723.80	+164.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$3.30 KZT1,717.14	-36.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.82 KZT429.28	+116.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.47 KZT244.85	+227.3%
Average			+117.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Oskemen
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.43 KZT225.77	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.21 KZT2,194.12	+124.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$4.42 KZT2,299.10	+18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.47 KZT763.17	+1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.19 KZT1,139.48	+6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.43 KZT223.57	-42.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.76 KZT396.65	+127.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.00 KZT519.25	+250.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.94 KZT490.41	+646.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.35 KZT180.30	+83.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.19 KZT99.52	+2.6%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Cairo	Oskemen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$1.67 KZT870.47	+22.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$26,564.71 KZT13,832,515.42	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$2.97 KZT1,545.43	+11.6%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 42.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Oskemen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$18.93 KZT9,857.65	+46.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$283.97 KZT147,864.82	+33.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$187.79 KZT97,781.57	+36.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$28.98 KZT15,091.61	+51.5%
Average			+42.0%

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pay 17.3% less for childcare

	Cairo	Oskemen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$54.96 KZT28,619.00	-40.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$2,345.02 KZT1,221,077.22	+6.1%
Average			-17.3%

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pay 17.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Oskemen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.28 KZT667.78	-11.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.81 KZT1,462.75	+73.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$1.83 KZT953.97	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$21.98 KZT11,447.60	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$4.12 KZT2,146.42	+10.2%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 65.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Oskemen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$94.66 KZT49,288.27	+178.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$67.18 KZT34,978.77	+48.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$82.44 KZT42,928.50	-29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$100.76 KZT52,468.16	+63.6%
Average			+65.1%

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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: December 2025

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