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Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sao Caetano do Sul is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Housing: pay 96.7% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Childcare: pay 3.9 times more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.4% more in Sao Caetano do Sul
Clothing: pay 16.9% more in Sao Caetano do Sul

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

Sao Caetano do Sul vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Caetano do Sul instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP219.60	$7.46 R$39.17	+79.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP274.50	$7.46 R$39.17	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP20.13	$1.22 R$6.41	+220.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP7.59	$0.86 R$4.54	+501.5%
Average			+211.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP31.66	$1.91 R$10.04	+218.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP99.13	$5.30 R$27.86	+182.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP197.02	$3.98 R$20.90	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP76.47	$2.38 R$12.51	+64.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP109.09	$2.09 R$10.97	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP39.29	$1.04 R$5.48	+40.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP17.71	$0.82 R$4.32	+145.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP15.03	$0.72 R$3.79	+153.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.67	$0.82 R$4.29	+547.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.95	$0.66 R$3.48	+251.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.85	$0.59 R$3.09	+216.1%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP71.98	$4.27 R$22.43	+213.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP340.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$22,367.19 R$118K	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP140.55	$6.70 R$35.22	+152.0%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 96.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP682.56	$22.84 R$120.01	+76.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	$335.51 R$1,762.79	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP7,246.91	$288.91 R$1,517.96	+110.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	$46.30 R$243.29	+142.1%
Average			+96.7%

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pay 3.9 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	$344.83 R$1,811.76	+271.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP117K	$9,095.99 R$47,791.19	+311.4%
Average			+291.4%

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pay 71.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP76.86	$2.05 R$10.77	+41.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP85.39	$1.89 R$9.96	+17.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP109.80	$2.33 R$12.24	+12.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP914.99	$49.70 R$261.15	+187.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP197.64	$7.46 R$39.17	+99.4%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 16.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Sao Caetano do Sul
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	$54.87 R$288.29	+61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	$45.58 R$239.48	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	$87.33 R$458.86	-25.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	$80.82 R$424.66	+31.2%
Average			+16.9%

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