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Putrajaya vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Putrajaya is 78.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 61.4% more in Putrajaya
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Putrajaya
Transportation: pay 65.9% more in Putrajaya
Housing: pay 55.5% more in Putrajaya
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Putrajaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 99.1% more in Putrajaya
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Putrajaya

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

Putrajaya vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.55 MYR14.61	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.15 MYR17.05	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.78 MYR3.21	+105.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.39 MYR1.62	+174.9%
Average			+61.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.89 MYR3.65	+48.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$2.84 MYR11.69	+51.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$6.43 MYR26.43	+72.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.86 MYR7.66	+28.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.20 MYR9.04	+6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.29 MYR5.30	+73.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.68 MYR2.79	+102.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.29 MYR5.30	+353.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.59 MYR2.43	+368.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.68 MYR2.80	+261.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.81 MYR3.32	+332.9%
Average			+154.6%

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pay 65.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.84 MYR7.57	+35.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$11.85 MYR48.71	+84.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$35,545.02 MYR146,125.59	-5.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$6.64 MYR27.28	+149.5%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 55.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$22.51 MYR92.55	+74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$268.56 MYR1,104.06	+25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$189.57 MYR779.34	+38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$35.09 MYR144.25	+83.5%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$153.04 MYR629.15	+64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	+184.0%
Average			+124.4%

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pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$3.55 MYR14.61	+144.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.91 MYR11.95	+79.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$4.27 MYR17.54	+105.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$40.28 MYR165.61	+132.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$4.98 MYR20.46	+33.1%
Average			+99.1%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Putrajaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$62.20 MYR255.72	+83.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$16.59 MYR68.19	-63.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$71.09 MYR292.25	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$40.23 MYR165.37	-34.7%
Average			-13.6%

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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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