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Porto Alegre vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 2.6 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 4.6 times more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 95.8% more in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.8% more in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 18.8% more in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$6.56 R$35.57	+58.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$6.56 R$35.57	+26.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.21 R$6.58	+218.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.85 R$4.60	+490.2%
Average			+198.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.50 R$8.13	+150.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$5.51 R$29.88	+193.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.37 R$18.27	-9.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.27 R$12.31	+57.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.11 R$11.46	+2.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.97 R$5.25	+30.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.63 R$3.40	+87.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.63 R$3.42	+121.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.70 R$3.82	+458.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.54 R$2.92	+186.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.51 R$2.77	+173.9%
Average			+132.0%

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pay 4.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.23 R$22.94	+210.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$67.51 R$365.88	+948.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-29.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$10.69 R$57.93	+301.9%
Average			+357.8%

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pay 95.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$21.48 R$116.40	+66.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$317.11 R$1,718.53	+48.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$293.03 R$1,588.02	+113.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$48.69 R$263.90	+154.6%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$320.69 R$1,737.93	+245.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	+239.3%
Average			+242.4%

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pay 43.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.25 R$12.20	+54.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.00 R$10.86	+24.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$2.06 R$11.18	-0.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$28.69 R$155.47	+65.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.56 R$35.57	+75.5%
Average			+43.8%

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pay 18.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$50.01 R$271.02	+47.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$64.03 R$347.01	+41.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$92.04 R$498.79	-21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$66.68 R$361.36	+8.3%
Average			+18.8%

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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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