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Sao Paulo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 3.0 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.9% more in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Sao Paulo

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

Sao Paulo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$7.83 R$42.57	+88.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$7.45 R$40.54	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.22 R$6.64	+220.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.87 R$4.73	+505.4%
Average			+214.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.91 R$10.39	+218.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$5.88 R$31.96	+213.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.98 R$21.63	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.66 R$14.48	+84.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$2.09 R$11.35	+1.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.28 R$6.99	+72.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.85 R$4.65	+155.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.74 R$4.05	+161.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.88 R$4.80	+600.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.66 R$3.60	+251.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.59 R$3.20	+216.0%
Average			+180.1%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.28 R$23.30	+214.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$46.58 R$253.39	+623.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$7.45 R$40.54	+180.3%
Average			+244.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$20.82 R$113.24	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$671.45 R$3,652.30	+214.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$417.23 R$2,269.46	+204.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$46.29 R$251.79	+142.0%
Average			+155.5%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$484.48 R$2,635.27	+421.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	+611.6%
Average			+516.7%

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pay 63.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.24 R$12.16	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.13 R$11.57	+31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$2.63 R$14.32	+26.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$31.73 R$172.57	+83.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$8.39 R$45.61	+124.2%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$54.85 R$298.37	+61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$45.57 R$247.86	+0.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$87.31 R$474.90	-25.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$74.26 R$403.92	+20.6%
Average			+14.2%

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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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