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Ribeirao Preto vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ribeirao Preto is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Ribeirao Preto
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Ribeirao Preto
Transportation: pay 3.9 times more in Ribeirao Preto
Housing: pay 78.2% more in Ribeirao Preto
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Ribeirao Preto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Ribeirao Preto
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Ribeirao Preto

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

Ribeirao Preto vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ribeirao Preto instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$6.99 R$37.87	+68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$6.71 R$36.35	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.92 R$4.99	+141.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.63 R$3.43	+341.0%
Average			+145.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.61 R$8.70	+168.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.52 R$24.49	+140.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.33 R$18.07	-10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.17 R$11.74	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.73 R$9.38	-16.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.16 R$6.31	+56.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.54 R$2.93	+61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.65 R$3.54	+129.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.82 R$4.45	+551.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.54 R$2.93	+186.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.45 R$2.45	+142.7%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.11 R$22.28	+201.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$49.38 R$267.61	+666.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$19,565.46 R$106,033.06	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$11.55 R$62.61	+334.4%
Average			+288.8%

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pay 78.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$16.39 R$88.85	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$253.42 R$1,373.38	+18.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$204.97 R$1,110.82	+49.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$60.72 R$329.04	+217.5%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$223.61 R$1,211.81	+140.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$5,590.13 R$30,295.16	+152.9%
Average			+146.9%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.12 R$6.06	-23.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.64 R$8.87	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$2.33 R$12.62	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$20.09 R$108.86	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.52 R$35.34	+74.4%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Ribeirao Preto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$40.25 R$218.13	+18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$36.03 R$195.24	-20.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$72.67 R$393.84	-38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$51.24 R$277.71	-16.8%
Average			-14.2%

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