Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Japan

Saitama vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Saitama is 90.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% more in Saitama
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Saitama
Transportation: pay 81.4% more in Saitama
Housing: pay 85.8% more in Saitama
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Saitama
Entertainment and Sports: pay 95.7% more in Saitama
Clothing: pay 31.9% less in Saitama

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

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Saitama vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.1% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Saitama
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.69 ¥900	+19.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$4.74 ¥750	-19.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.71 ¥112	+101.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.62 ¥97	+323.2%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Saitama
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$1.70 ¥268	+122.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$5.18 ¥819	+142.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$5.37 ¥849	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$2.04 ¥322	+72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.50 ¥395	+10.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$2.58 ¥408	+216.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$1.00 ¥158	+189.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$1.31 ¥206	+395.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$1.90 ¥300	+685.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$1.17 ¥185	+545.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.72 ¥113	+265.5%
Average			+191.7%

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pay 81.4% more for transportation

	Cairo	Saitama
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$4.11 ¥649	+145.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$24.67 ¥3,899	+1191.9%
Average			+81.4%

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pay 85.8% more for housing

	Cairo	Saitama
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$32.16 ¥5,082	+128.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$411.23 ¥64,980	+89.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$237.25 ¥37,488	+23.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$101.00 ¥15,960	+386.5%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Saitama
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$632.30 ¥99,913	+413.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$14,725.05 ¥2M	+313.4%
Average			+360.8%

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pay 95.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Saitama
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.53 ¥400	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$3.01 ¥475	+69.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.80 ¥600	+89.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$62.63 ¥9,897	+109.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$11.07 ¥1,749	+131.9%
Average			+95.7%

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pay 31.9% less for clothing

	Cairo	Saitama
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$34.80 ¥5,498	-15.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$25.31 ¥3,999	-50.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$55.36 ¥8,747	-52.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$63.27 ¥9,997	+5.7%
Average			-31.9%

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