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Porto Seguro vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Porto Seguro is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Porto Seguro
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Porto Seguro
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Porto Seguro
Housing: pay 31.3% more in Porto Seguro
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Porto Seguro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.6% more in Porto Seguro
Clothing: pay 38.1% more in Porto Seguro

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

Porto Seguro vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$5.59 R$30.41	+34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.80 R$37.00	+30.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.12 R$6.08	+193.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.56 R$3.04	+289.1%
Average			+137.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.37 R$7.43	+128.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.43 R$24.07	+135.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$4.94 R$26.86	+32.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$4.66 R$25.34	+221.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.69 R$9.19	-18.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.85 R$4.60	+13.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.59 R$3.22	+76.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.76 R$4.14	+167.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.68 R$3.68	+435.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.63 R$3.45	+236.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.51 R$2.76	+172.2%
Average			+145.7%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.89 R$26.59	+258.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$65.22 R$354.75	+912.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$26,087.28 R$141,899.15	-30.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	??
Average			+380.4%

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pay 31.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$16.14 R$87.81	+25.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$223.61 R$1,216.28	+4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$139.75 R$760.17	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$37.05 R$201.52	+93.7%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$2,795.07 R$15,203.48	+26.4%
Average			+26.4%

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pay 42.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.68 R$9.12	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.05 R$11.15	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$22.36 R$121.63	+29.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$7.45 R$40.54	+99.3%
Average			+42.6%

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pay 38.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Porto Seguro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$93.17 R$506.78	+174.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$55.90 R$304.07	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$93.17 R$506.78	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$46.58 R$253.39	-24.4%
Average			+38.1%

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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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