Cost of living comparison

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Ternopil vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ternopil is 32.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants
pay 2.2% more in Ternopil
Groceries
pay 40.8% more in Ternopil
Transportation
pay 92.7% more in Ternopil
Housing
pay 29.9% more in Ternopil
Childcare
pay 99.2% more in Ternopil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.0% less in Ternopil
Clothing
pay 10.8% more in Ternopil

The cost of childcare, transportation, groceries, housing, clothing, and restaurants in Ternopil are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ternopil.

Ternopil vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.2% more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.77
EGP250.20
$3.39
UAH152.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.92
EGP310.25
$5.57
UAH250.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.35
EGP18.54
$0.70
UAH31.53

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pay 40.8% more for groceries

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Bread
1 loaf
$0.76
EGP39.94
$0.69
UAH31.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.13
EGP111.83
$4.01
UAH180.18
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
EGP187.12
$5.02
UAH225.46

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pay 92.7% more for transportation

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.68
EGP87.91
$5.90
UAH265.02
Monthly public transit pass $8.59
EGP450.37
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,276.12
EGP2M
$29,407.28
UAH1M

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pay 29.9% more for housing

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$14.10
EGP739.02
$4.83
UAH216.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $216.90
EGP11,366.38
$300.86
UAH13,513.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $191.78
EGP10,049.84
$234.00
UAH10,510.46

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pay 99.2% more for childcare

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $123.08
EGP6,449.69
$245.14
UAH11,010.95
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,562.03
EGP187K
??

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pay 26.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.48
EGP77.56
$0.96
UAH43.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.78
EGP93.16
$1.20
UAH53.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.01
EGP105.09
$2.67
UAH120.12

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pay 10.8% more for clothing

 
Cairo
Ternopil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.94
EGP2,145.49
$50.48
UAH2,267.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.61
EGP2,652.16
$47.91
UAH2,152.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$115.71
EGP6,063.75
$100.29
UAH4,504.48

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