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Egypt

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Oman

Salalah vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Salalah is 51.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 58.8% more in Salalah
Groceries: pay 95.0% more in Salalah
Transportation: pay 89.5% more in Salalah
Housing: pay 38.6% more in Salalah
Childcare: pay 32.0% less in Salalah
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Salalah
Clothing: pay 36.2% less in Salalah

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Salalah are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Salalah. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Salalah.

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Salalah vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Salalah
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$5.20 OMR2.000	+8.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$13.00 OMR5.000	+119.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$0.88 OMR0.340	+148.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.26 OMR0.100	+78.4%
Average			+58.8%

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pay 95.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Salalah
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$1.25 OMR0.480	+63.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$2.34 OMR0.900	+9.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$7.38 OMR2.840	+106.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$1.87 OMR0.720	+58.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$2.12 OMR0.820	-6.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$0.88 OMR0.340	+8.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.83 OMR0.320	+138.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$0.94 OMR0.360	+258.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$0.83 OMR0.320	+241.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.67 OMR0.260	+271.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$0.47 OMR0.180	+140.4%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 89.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Salalah
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$2.36 OMR0.910	+40.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$54.62 OMR21.000	+535.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$20,806.89 OMR8,000.250	-35.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$12.68 OMR4.880	+563.9%
Average			+89.5%

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pay 38.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Salalah
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$74.56 OMR28.670	+428.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$247.08 OMR95.000	+13.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$208.07 OMR80.000	+8.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$59.67 OMR22.940	+187.4%
Average			+38.6%

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pay 32.0% less for childcare

	Cairo	Salalah
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$104.03 OMR40.000	-15.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$1,950.65 OMR750.020	-45.2%
Average			-32.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Salalah
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$9.10 OMR3.500	+515.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$6.24 OMR2.400	+251.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$5.98 OMR2.300	+198.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$39.74 OMR15.280	+33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$7.80 OMR3.000	+63.4%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 36.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Salalah
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$28.61 OMR11.000	-30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$31.21 OMR12.000	-38.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$58.52 OMR22.500	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$45.52 OMR17.500	-23.9%
Average			-36.2%

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