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Quatre Bornes vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Quatre Bornes is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Quatre Bornes
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Quatre Bornes
Transportation: pay 5.3 times more in Quatre Bornes
Housing: pay 93.4% more in Quatre Bornes
Childcare: pay 75.8% more in Quatre Bornes
Entertainment and Sports: pay 86.2% more in Quatre Bornes
Clothing: pay 35.5% more in Quatre Bornes

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

Quatre Bornes vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Quatre Bornes instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.82 MUR176.11	-8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$5.46 MUR251.58	+5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.76 MUR35.22	+100.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.33 MUR15.10	+128.1%
Average			+56.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.54 MUR24.66	-10.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$1.53 MUR70.44	-18.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$4.96 MUR228.56	+33.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.07 MUR95.27	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.78 MUR82.16	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.79 MUR36.52	+6.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.79 MUR36.52	+136.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.66 MUR30.58	+133.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.21 MUR55.69	+858.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.45 MUR20.54	+136.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.46 MUR21.30	+148.2%
Average			+132.1%

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pay 5.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$5.38 MUR247.92	+295.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$19,659.24 MUR905,701.26	-47.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$30.58 MUR1,408.87	+1049.9%
Average			+432.5%

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pay 93.4% more for housing

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$31.60 MUR1,455.83	+144.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$349.50 MUR16,101.36	+63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$262.12 MUR12,076.02	+91.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$33.30 MUR1,534.29	+74.1%
Average			+93.4%

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pay 75.8% more for childcare

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$124.51 MUR5,736.11	+34.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$4,805.59 MUR221,393.64	+117.4%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.18 MUR100.63	+50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.51 MUR115.73	+55.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$6.12 MUR281.77	+194.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$29.49 MUR1,358.55	+70.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$6.01 MUR276.74	+60.6%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 35.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Quatre Bornes
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$73.72 MUR3,396.38	+117.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$49.15 MUR2,264.25	+8.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$106.49 MUR4,905.88	-9.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$77.54 MUR3,572.49	+25.9%
Average			+35.5%

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