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Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Subic Bay Freeport Zone is 2.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 75.9% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Transportation: pay 88.7% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Housing: pay 86.7% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Clothing: pay 13.0% more in Subic Bay Freeport Zone

The cost of childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Subic Bay Freeport Zone are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, groceries, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

Subic Bay Freeport Zone vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Subic Bay Freeport Zone instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 75.9% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$4.30 ₱254.24	+3.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$3.44 ₱203.39	-33.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$0.82 ₱48.31	+114.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.46 ₱27.12	+219.3%
Average			+75.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.54 ₱91.33	+157.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.59 ₱271.42	+144.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$6.87 ₱406.26	+84.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$1.97 ₱116.34	+36.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.26 ₱133.77	+9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$2.74 ₱162.10	+268.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.81 ₱47.69	+140.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.63 ₱37.24	+121.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.52 ₱30.51	+309.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.75 ₱44.31	+298.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.63 ₱37.24	+238.1%
Average			+164.5%

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pay 88.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.16 ₱245.89	+205.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$17.55 ₱1,037.30	+172.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$27,507.78 ₱1,626,122.67	-26.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$2.75 ₱162.71	+3.5%
Average			+88.7%

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pay 86.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$18.06 ₱1,067.81	+39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$137.62 ₱8,135.70	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$86.02 ₱5,084.81	-37.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$91.71 ₱5,421.64	+379.6%
Average			+86.7%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	+518.6%
Average			+518.6%

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$1.42 ₱83.90	-2.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.41 ₱142.37	+49.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$2.41 ₱142.20	+15.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$30.93 ₱1,828.50	+78.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$6.88 ₱406.78	+84.0%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 13.0% more for clothing

	Cairo	Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$35.55 ₱2,101.72	-21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$71.68 ₱4,237.34	-38.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$111.82 ₱6,610.25	+81.6%
Average			+13.0%

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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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