Cost of living comparison

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Sumgayit vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sumgayit is 50.4% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Sumgayit
Groceries: pay 40.9% more in Sumgayit
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Sumgayit
Housing: pay 31.5% more in Sumgayit
Childcare: pay 90.7% more in Sumgayit
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.5% more in Sumgayit
Clothing: pay 16.2% more in Sumgayit

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

Sumgayit vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sumgayit instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.75	$7.65 AZN13.00	+84.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.19	$5.88 AZN10.00	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.13	$0.91 AZN1.55	+138.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.84	$0.49 AZN0.84	+242.7%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 40.9% more for groceries

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.51	$0.33 AZN0.56	-45.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.27	$1.43 AZN2.44	-23.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.41	$5.01 AZN8.52	+34.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.86	$1.27 AZN2.16	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.23	$2.06 AZN3.50	-0.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.38	$0.28 AZN0.48	-62.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.95	$0.71 AZN1.20	+111.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.59 AZN1.00	+106.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.47 AZN0.79	+270.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.96	$0.28 AZN0.48	+48.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.87	$0.23 AZN0.39	+21.7%
Average			+40.9%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.82	$2.29 AZN3.89	+68.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.52	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	$20,294.12 AZN34,500.00	-45.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.56	$2.65 AZN4.50	-0.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 31.5% more for housing

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.65	$11.91 AZN20.25	-7.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	$303.92 AZN516.67	+42.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	$215.69 AZN366.67	+57.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP910.15	$25.64 AZN43.59	+34.1%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 90.7% more for childcare

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	$205.88 AZN350.00	+121.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	$3,529.41 AZN6,000.00	+59.6%
Average			+90.7%

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pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.21	$1.18 AZN2.00	-19.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.89	$2.68 AZN4.55	+65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.88	$3.53 AZN6.00	+69.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.96	$27.45 AZN46.67	+58.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.98	$5.88 AZN10.00	+57.3%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 16.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Sumgayit
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	$58.80 AZN99.96	+73.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	$51.93 AZN88.27	+14.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	$92.16 AZN156.67	-21.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	$60.78 AZN103.33	-1.3%
Average			+16.2%

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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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