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Sungai Petani vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sungai Petani is 69.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 14.2% more in Sungai Petani
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Sungai Petani
Transportation: pay 38.7% more in Sungai Petani
Housing: pay 85.7% more in Sungai Petani
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Sungai Petani
Entertainment and Sports: pay 56.0% more in Sungai Petani
Clothing: pay 6.8% less in Sungai Petani

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

Sungai Petani vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sungai Petani instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 14.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$3.55 MYR14.61	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.27 MYR17.54	-17.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.47 MYR1.95	+24.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.24 MYR0.97	+64.9%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.71 MYR2.92	+18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.70 MYR19.33	+150.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$7.04 MYR28.94	+88.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.08 MYR8.55	+43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.61 MYR6.63	-21.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.06 MYR4.36	+42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.70 MYR2.87	+108.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.13 MYR4.64	+296.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.65 MYR2.68	+417.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.37 MYR1.53	+97.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.50 MYR2.05	+167.6%
Average			+128.2%

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pay 38.7% more for transportation

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$1.84 MYR7.56	+35.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$33,767.77 MYR138,819.31	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$5.07 MYR20.85	+90.7%
Average			+38.7%

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pay 85.7% more for housing

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$30.78 MYR126.52	+138.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	??
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$25.46 MYR104.65	+33.1%
Average			+85.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$239.34 MYR983.91	+157.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$6,250.00 MYR25,693.75	+182.7%
Average			+170.2%

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pay 56.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$4.27 MYR17.54	+193.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.66 MYR6.82	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$4.12 MYR16.95	+98.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$18.96 MYR77.93	+9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$2.84 MYR11.69	-24.0%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 6.8% less for clothing

	Cairo	Sungai Petani
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$55.09 MYR226.49	+62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$29.03 MYR119.34	-36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$71.09 MYR292.25	-39.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$53.02 MYR217.97	-13.9%
Average			-6.8%

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