Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Argentina

Rosario vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Rosario is 65.0% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Rosario
Groceries: pay 81.5% more in Rosario
Transportation: pay 81.0% more in Rosario
Housing: pay 26.0% more in Rosario
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Rosario
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% more in Rosario
Clothing: pay 56.8% more in Rosario

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

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Rosario vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Rosario
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP250.20	$10.00 ARS15,178.34	+109.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP310.25	$11.50 ARS17,455.09	+94.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.54	$1.73 ARS2,630.91	+389.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.64	$1.59 ARS2,416.19	+992.2%
Average			+162.0%

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pay 81.5% more for groceries

	Cairo	Rosario
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.94	$1.60 ARS2,428.53	+109.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.83	$4.20 ARS6,374.90	+96.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP187.12	$4.86 ARS7,373.56	+36.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP62.05	$2.30 ARS3,491.02	+94.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP118.35	$2.70 ARS4,096.45	+19.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.83	$0.88 ARS1,342.53	+8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.16	$0.70 ARS1,067.14	+102.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.80	$0.47 ARS712.58	+78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.69	$0.92 ARS1,393.21	+279.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.49	$0.43 ARS654.05	+137.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.29	$0.30 ARS454.40	+52.5%
Average			+81.5%

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pay 81.0% more for transportation

	Cairo	Rosario
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.91	$4.26 ARS6,463.83	+153.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP450.37	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$28,000.00 ARS42M	-13.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP100.08	$9.60 ARS14,571.21	+402.7%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 26.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Rosario
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP739.02	$27.33 ARS41,487.47	+93.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,366.38	$250.31 ARS380K	+15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,049.84	$202.54 ARS307K	+5.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,088.04	$45.88 ARS69,641.81	+121.0%
Average			+26.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Rosario
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,449.69	$464.87 ARS706K	+277.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP187K	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+149.8%
Average			+207.1%

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Rosario
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.56	$3.95 ARS6,000.81	+167.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP93.16	$3.00 ARS4,553.50	+68.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP105.09	$3.30 ARS5,008.85	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,565.04	$29.33 ARS44,523.14	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP250.20	$4.80 ARS7,285.60	+0.5%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 56.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Rosario
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,145.49	$90.00 ARS137K	+119.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,652.16	$60.00 ARS91,070.06	+18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,063.75	$115.94 ARS176K	+0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,135.88	$138.37 ARS210K	+131.2%
Average			+56.8%

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