Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

South Africa

Pretoria vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Pretoria is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 71.7% more in Pretoria
Groceries: pay 87.9% more in Pretoria
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Pretoria
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Pretoria
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Pretoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.9% more in Pretoria
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Pretoria

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

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Pretoria vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Pretoria instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 71.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Pretoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$9.01 ZAR148.66	+88.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$5.41 ZAR89.20	-8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$1.06 ZAR17.48	+199.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.85 ZAR14.04	+484.0%
Average			+71.7%

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pay 87.9% more for groceries

	Cairo	Pretoria
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.10 ZAR18.21	+44.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$4.18 ZAR68.94	+95.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$4.45 ZAR73.36	+24.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$2.47 ZAR40.74	+108.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.23 ZAR36.86	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.79 ZAR13.10	-2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.74 ZAR12.22	+113.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.79 ZAR13.11	+201.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.72 ZAR11.92	+198.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.50 ZAR8.18	+173.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.54 ZAR8.93	+176.0%
Average			+87.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Pretoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.75 ZAR94.81	+242.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$177.56 ZAR2,928.68	+1966.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,391.94 ZAR584K	+9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$6.55 ZAR108.03	+242.9%
Average			+281.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Cairo	Pretoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$36.83 ZAR607.50	+161.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$454.27 ZAR7,492.67	+109.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$405.14 ZAR6,682.45	+111.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$115.49 ZAR1,904.94	+456.3%
Average			+146.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Pretoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$260.78 ZAR4,301.35	+111.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$7,821.75 ZAR129K	+119.6%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Pretoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.55 ZAR42.12	+72.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$2.25 ZAR37.17	+26.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.25 ZAR53.60	+62.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$31.49 ZAR519.46	+5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.21 ZAR118.93	+51.0%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Pretoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$53.03 ZAR874.71	+29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$32.00 ZAR527.89	-36.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$91.85 ZAR1,515.02	-20.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$82.87 ZAR1,366.87	+38.5%
Average			-2.6%

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