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Surakarta vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Surakarta is 36.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.6% more in Surakarta
Groceries: pay 2.4 times more in Surakarta
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Surakarta
Housing: pay 43.6% more in Surakarta
Childcare: pay 35.2% less in Surakarta
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.0% less in Surakarta
Clothing: pay 9.9% more in Surakarta

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

Surakarta vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Surakarta
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	-60.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	-42.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$0.55 IDR9,191.77	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$0.25 IDR4,223.25	+76.6%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Surakarta
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$0.81 IDR13,415.02	+34.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	+150.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$3.67 IDR61,125.74	-1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$1.06 IDR17,588.58	-27.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	-60.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	+48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	+105.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	+257.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	+436.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	+216.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	+335.9%
Average			+136.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Surakarta
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$3.00 IDR49,893.65	+120.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	+270.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	+60.5%
Average			+105.5%

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pay 43.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Surakarta
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	+47.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$179.07 IDR2,981,115.64	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	-56.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	+199.5%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 35.2% less for childcare

	Cairo	Surakarta
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$36.01 IDR599,502.36	-61.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$2,005.57 IDR33,388,495.20	-9.3%
Average			-35.2%

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pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Surakarta
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	+2.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	+1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	+0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$17.16 IDR285,690.25	-0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	-44.1%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 9.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Surakarta
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	+78.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	-15.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$74.58 IDR1,241,634.67	-36.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$70.02 IDR1,165,616.22	+13.7%
Average			+9.9%

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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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