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Rio das Ostras vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Rio das Ostras is 82.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Rio das Ostras
Groceries: pay 79.1% more in Rio das Ostras
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Rio das Ostras
Housing: pay 44.7% more in Rio das Ostras
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Rio das Ostras
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% more in Rio das Ostras
Clothing: pay 17.6% less in Rio das Ostras

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

Rio das Ostras vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio das Ostras instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.91 R$21.29	-5.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$6.34 R$34.47	+22.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.18 R$6.42	+209.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.52 R$2.84	+263.3%
Average			+122.4%

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pay 79.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.57 R$8.53	+161.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.73 R$20.28	+98.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.34 R$18.17	-10.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.90 R$10.34	+31.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.45 R$7.91	-29.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.76 R$4.14	+2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.53 R$2.87	+57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.42 R$2.30	+48.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.54 R$2.94	+328.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.36 R$1.95	+90.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.35 R$1.92	+89.1%
Average			+79.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.05 R$22.00	+197.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	-42.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$7.27 R$39.54	+173.3%
Average			+109.2%

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pay 44.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$16.64 R$90.49	+28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$186.39 R$1,013.87	-12.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$139.79 R$760.40	+1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$49.89 R$271.36	+160.9%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$304.44 R$1,655.98	+227.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	+224.6%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 11.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$0.93 R$5.07	-35.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.62 R$8.79
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.05 R$11.15	-1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$22.37 R$121.66	+29.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$5.78 R$31.43	+54.5%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 17.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Rio das Ostras
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$52.19 R$283.88	+53.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$26.10 R$141.94	-42.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$60.58 R$329.51	-48.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$41.01 R$223.05	-33.4%
Average			-17.6%

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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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