Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Malaysia

Subang Jaya vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Subang Jaya is 71.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% less in Subang Jaya
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Subang Jaya
Transportation: pay 61.0% more in Subang Jaya
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Subang Jaya
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Subang Jaya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Subang Jaya
Clothing: pay 3.3% less in Subang Jaya

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

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Subang Jaya vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subang Jaya instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.4% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$3.67 MYR15.00	-23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$4.65 MYR18.99	-21.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$0.74 MYR3.03	+109.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.38 MYR1.54	+157.9%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$1.07 MYR4.35	+39.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$6.82 MYR27.85	+219.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$7.18 MYR29.33	+101.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$2.20 MYR9.00	+86.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$2.02 MYR8.25	-10.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$1.36 MYR5.54	+66.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$0.82 MYR3.35	+136.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$1.04 MYR4.23	+293.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$0.65 MYR2.66	+168.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$0.49 MYR2.01	+171.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$0.50 MYR2.05	+155.2%
Average			+113.9%

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pay 61.0% more for transportation

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$3.22 MYR13.15	+91.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$12.24 MYR49.98	+42.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$41,736.41 MYR171K	+29.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$4.36 MYR17.79	+128.1%
Average			+61.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$28.91 MYR118.10	+105.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$562.82 MYR2,299.27	+159.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$342.58 MYR1,399.55	+78.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$28.39 MYR115.99	+36.7%
Average			+100.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$299.09 MYR1,221.86	+143.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$10,751.60 MYR43,923.52	+201.8%
Average			+170.8%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$4.16 MYR16.99	+181.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.95 MYR12.05	+65.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$4.40 MYR17.99	+119.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$24.47 MYR99.97	-18.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$5.02 MYR20.49	+5.1%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 3.3% less for clothing

	Cairo	Subang Jaya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$59.86 MYR244.54	+46.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$35.06 MYR143.24	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$85.65 MYR349.89	-26.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$69.71 MYR284.79	+16.5%
Average			-3.3%

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