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Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Reggio Nell'emilia is 4.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 7.0 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Groceries: pay 4.2 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Transportation: pay 6.6 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Housing: pay 4.3 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Reggio Nell'emilia
Clothing: pay 53.6% more in Reggio Nell'emilia

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

Reggio Nell'emilia vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Reggio Nell'emilia instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 7.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$17.52 €14.93	+321.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$11.68 €9.95	+124.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$3.65 €3.11	+858.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.73 €1.47	+1101.4%
Average			+601.5%

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pay 4.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$2.10 €1.79	+250.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$9.83 €8.38	+424.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$5.49 €4.68	+47.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$3.78 €3.22	+161.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$4.87 €4.15	+136.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.97 €0.83	+30.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.92 €0.78	+173.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$1.06 €0.90	+272.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.59 €1.35	+1159.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$1.05 €0.90	+459.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$1.03 €0.88	+454.5%
Average			+324.5%

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pay 6.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$7.90 €6.73	+479.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$37.96 €32.34	+489.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$29,199.74 €24,878.35	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$36.79 €31.35	+1283.4%
Average			+557.7%

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pay 4.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$28.37 €24.17	+119.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$697.46 €594.24	+226.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$550.90 €469.37	+301.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$148.33 €126.38	+675.6%
Average			+330.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$521.70 €444.49	+461.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$7,007.94 €5,970.80	+217.0%
Average			+339.4%

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$5.84 €4.98	+301.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.26 €1.92	+39.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$7.01 €5.97	+237.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$62.29 €53.07	+259.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$10.51 €8.96	+181.1%
Average			+203.9%

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pay 53.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Reggio Nell'emilia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$79.42 €67.67	+133.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$46.72 €39.81	+2.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$105.12 €89.56	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$115.83 €98.68	+88.1%
Average			+53.6%

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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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