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Punta Arenas vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Punta Arenas is 3.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Punta Arenas
Groceries: pay 3.9 times more in Punta Arenas
Transportation: pay 3.5 times more in Punta Arenas
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Punta Arenas
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Punta Arenas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Punta Arenas
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Punta Arenas

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

Punta Arenas vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Punta Arenas instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.52	$11.02 CLF0.2400	+165.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.90	$8.13 CLF0.1800	+56.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$2.17 CLF0.0500	+468.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.43 CLF0.0300	+896.2%
Average			+396.6%

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pay 3.9 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.55 CLF0.0300	+159.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.16	$7.35 CLF0.1600	+291.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.20	$4.84 CLF0.1100	+29.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.78	$4.23 CLF0.0900	+192.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.12	$4.16 CLF0.0900	+101.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.34	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$1.05 CLF0.0200	+212.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.02 CLF0.0200	+259.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.52 CLF0.0300	+1106.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.66 CLF0.0100	+252.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$1.07 CLF0.0200	+473.8%
Average			+285.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.74	$5.57 CLF0.1200	+309.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.15	$20.00 CLF0.4400	+210.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$17,847.58 CLF391.8400	-52.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.41	$17.32 CLF0.3800	+551.4%
Average			+254.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP613.92	$21.34 CLF0.4700	+65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,147.31	$587.92 CLF12.9100	+175.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,518.09	$390.46 CLF8.5700	+184.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.06	$117.30 CLF2.5800	+513.4%
Average			+234.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.29	$419.94 CLF9.2200	+352.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105K	$6,299.15 CLF138.3000	+184.9%
Average			+268.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.13	$3.62 CLF0.0800	+149.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.80	$3.88 CLF0.0900	+140.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.76	$5.35 CLF0.1200	+157.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP822.97	$47.24 CLF1.0400	+172.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.77	$6.56 CLF0.1400	+75.5%
Average			+139.1%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Punta Arenas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.09	$60.37 CLF1.3300	+77.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.26	$41.99 CLF0.9200	-7.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,575.39	$99.74 CLF2.1900	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.50	$131.23 CLF2.8800	+113.1%
Average			+42.1%

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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: February 2026

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