Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Brazil

Porto Alegre vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 96.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 86.4% more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 96.1% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 90.8% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 5.5 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Porto Alegre

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

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Porto Alegre vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 86.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$7.96 R$43.83	+66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$6.97 R$38.35	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.38 R$7.57	+288.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$1.08 R$5.92	+637.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 96.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$1.69 R$9.28	+121.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$5.08 R$27.98	+138.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$3.83 R$21.09	+7.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$2.46 R$13.52	+107.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$2.18 R$11.99	-3.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$1.09 R$6.01	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$0.66 R$3.66	+91.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$0.63 R$3.45	+138.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$0.74 R$4.06	+204.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$0.56 R$3.07	+208.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$0.50 R$2.75	+154.6%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$4.94 R$27.19	+194.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$59.73 R$328.73	+595.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$23,669.59 R$130K	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	$7.90 R$43.50	+313.8%
Average			+148.9%

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pay 90.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$21.90 R$120.52	+55.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$481.30 R$2,649.03	+121.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$279.01 R$1,535.67	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$58.38 R$321.30	+181.2%
Average			+90.8%

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pay 5.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$557.40 R$3,067.92	+352.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$23,711.01 R$131K	+565.7%
Average			+449.1%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$2.39 R$13.15	+61.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$2.55 R$14.03	+43.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$2.48 R$13.68	+23.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$29.37 R$161.67	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$7.27 R$40.00	+52.2%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$50.34 R$277.04	+22.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$58.19 R$320.29	+15.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$101.92 R$560.97	-11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$79.07 R$435.18	+32.1%
Average			+13.3%

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