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Somerset West vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Somerset West is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Somerset West
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Somerset West
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Somerset West
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Somerset West
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Somerset West
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.6% more in Somerset West
Clothing: pay 19.7% less in Somerset West

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

Somerset West vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Somerset West instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Somerset West
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$8.64 ZAR145.85	+108.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$5.04 ZAR85.08	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.86 ZAR14.59	+126.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.91 ZAR15.31	+531.6%
Average			+190.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Somerset West
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$0.95 ZAR16.12	+59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$3.89 ZAR65.63	+107.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.54 ZAR59.81	-4.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.20 ZAR37.19	+52.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.26 ZAR38.08	+9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.79 ZAR13.29	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.76 ZAR12.84	+127.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.74 ZAR12.56	+161.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.73 ZAR12.35	+480.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.60 ZAR10.10	+217.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.62 ZAR10.52	+234.6%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Somerset West
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.75 ZAR80.24	+249.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$20,166.39 ZAR340,317.09	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$10.20 ZAR172.10	+283.5%
Average			+162.2%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Somerset West
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$43.17 ZAR728.49	+234.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$639.56 ZAR10,792.91	+199.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$403.33 ZAR6,806.34	+194.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$57.35 ZAR967.76	+199.9%
Average			+206.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Somerset West
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$229.03 ZAR3,865.03	+146.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$3,457.10 ZAR58,340.07	+56.4%
Average			+101.5%

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pay 74.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Somerset West
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.59 ZAR43.76	+78.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.07 ZAR35.00	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$3.17 ZAR53.48	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$39.61 ZAR668.48	+128.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.91 ZAR116.68	+84.9%
Average			+74.6%

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pay 19.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Somerset West
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$32.65 ZAR550.99	-3.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$28.09 ZAR474.01	-38.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$67.22 ZAR1,134.39	-42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$65.30 ZAR1,101.98	+6.0%
Average			-19.7%

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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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