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Plettenberg Bay vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Plettenberg Bay is 2.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Plettenberg Bay
Groceries: pay 94.1% more in Plettenberg Bay
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Plettenberg Bay
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Plettenberg Bay
Childcare: pay 88.1% more in Plettenberg Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.1% more in Plettenberg Bay
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Plettenberg Bay

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

Plettenberg Bay vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plettenberg Bay instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$8.60 ZAR145.63	+107.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$5.10 ZAR86.41	-1.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.00 ZAR16.99	+163.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.72 ZAR12.14	+399.1%
Average			+167.0%

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pay 94.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.02 ZAR17.25	+70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.93 ZAR66.56	+109.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$4.05 ZAR68.60	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.85 ZAR48.25	+97.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.22 ZAR37.65	+7.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.78 ZAR13.21	+5.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.60 ZAR10.13	+78.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.58 ZAR9.84	+104.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.53 ZAR8.95	+319.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.42 ZAR7.05	+121.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.40 ZAR6.75	+114.1%
Average			+94.1%

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.99 ZAR84.38	+266.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$16,003.22 ZAR270,875.25	-57.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$4.24 ZAR71.85	+59.6%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$30.59 ZAR517.80	+136.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$803.03 ZAR13,592.31	+276.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	+171.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$90.62 ZAR1,533.80	+373.8%
Average			+239.7%

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pay 88.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$143.40 ZAR2,427.20	+54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$4,902.96 ZAR82,988.96	+121.8%
Average			+88.1%

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pay 49.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.29 ZAR38.84	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.01 ZAR33.98	+24.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.67 ZAR45.15	+28.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$30.11 ZAR509.71	+73.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$6.02 ZAR101.94	+61.0%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Plettenberg Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$41.59 ZAR703.89	+22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$28.68 ZAR485.44	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$99.42 ZAR1,682.86	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$60.23 ZAR1,019.42	-2.2%
Average			-7.9%

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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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