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Sutton Coldfield vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sutton Coldfield is 6.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 4.8 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Transportation: pay 7.3 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Housing: pay 7.9 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Childcare: pay 12.8 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.2 times more in Sutton Coldfield
Clothing: pay 50.3% more in Sutton Coldfield

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

Sutton Coldfield vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sutton Coldfield instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 4.8 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$20.03 £15.02	+382.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$10.14 £7.60	+95.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.74 £1.30	+355.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.11 £0.83	+669.6%
Average			+375.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.41 £1.06	+135.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.07 £3.05	+117.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$6.19 £4.64	+66.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$3.61 £2.70	+149.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$3.68 £2.76	+78.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$1.10 £0.82	+47.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.68 £0.51	+102.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$1.13 £0.85	+296.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.29 £0.97	+923.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.76 £0.57	+302.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.69 £0.52	+270.0%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 7.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$7.18 £5.38	+427.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$106.83 £80.09	+1558.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+1.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$16.66 £12.49	+526.3%
Average			+628.2%

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pay 7.9 times more for housing

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$36.50 £27.36	+182.6%
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	$248.92 £186.60	+1201.6%
Average			+692.1%

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pay 12.8 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$1,586.36 £1,189.18	+1608.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$18,918.63 £14,181.88	+755.7%
Average			+1182.2%

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pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$6.01 £4.50	+313.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$4.57 £3.43	+182.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$20.03 £15.02	+864.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$16.03 £12.01	+328.5%
Average			+422.1%

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pay 50.3% more for clothing

	Cairo	Sutton Coldfield
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$97.58 £73.15	+187.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$40.06 £30.03	-11.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$80.13 £60.06	-31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$96.82 £72.58	+57.2%
Average			+50.3%

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