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Palm Springs vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Palm Springs is 5.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.5 times more in Palm Springs
Groceries: pay 6.6 times more in Palm Springs
Transportation: pay 4.1 times more in Palm Springs
Housing: pay 8.7 times more in Palm Springs
Childcare: pay 4.8 times more in Palm Springs
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9 times more in Palm Springs
Clothing: pay 17.9% more in Palm Springs

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

Palm Springs vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palm Springs instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$28.00	+573.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$10.00	+92.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$2.67	+600.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$1.51	+949.4%
Average			+554.0%

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pay 6.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$4.17	+595.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$7.00	+273.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$4.78	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$5.63	+288.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$6.21	+200.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$2.23	+200.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$1.00	+198.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$2.50	+778.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$2.35	+1762.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$1.95	+934.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$1.95	+945.5%
Average			+564.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$4.67	+243.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$34.00	+427.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$33,376.95	-10.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$18.36	+590.5%
Average			+312.7%

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pay 8.7 times more for housing

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$65.00	+403.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$1,921.17	+799.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$1,516.67	+1006.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$189.35	+890.1%
Average			+774.8%

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pay 4.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$545.83	+487.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$8,400.00	+280.0%
Average			+383.9%

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pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$5.00	+243.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$5.80	+259.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$15.00	+622.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$32.50	+87.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$12.00	+220.9%
Average			+286.7%

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pay 17.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Palm Springs
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$38.46	+13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$32.17	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$72.00	-38.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$139.17	+126.0%
Average			+17.9%

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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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