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Tetouan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Tetouan is 64.2% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% more in Tetouan
Groceries: pay 48.1% more in Tetouan
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Tetouan
Housing: pay 86.2% more in Tetouan
Childcare: pay 64.2% more in Tetouan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Tetouan
Clothing: pay 19.4% less in Tetouan

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

Tetouan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Tetouan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP194.72	$3.20 MAD29.30	-23.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP243.40	$7.45 MAD68.20	+43.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP17.85	$0.70 MAD6.37	+82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.73	$0.32 MAD2.96	+125.4%
Average			+57.1%

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pay 48.1% more for groceries

	Cairo	Tetouan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.07	$0.22 MAD2.02	-63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP87.90	$2.83 MAD25.93	+51.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP174.69	$3.76 MAD34.42	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP67.80	$1.89 MAD17.32	+30.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP96.73	$3.04 MAD27.83	+47.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP34.84	$0.68 MAD6.22	-8.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.71	$0.64 MAD5.89	+91.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.32	$0.40 MAD3.70	+42.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP5.91	$0.34 MAD3.16	+173.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.82	$0.32 MAD2.92	+69.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.73	$0.36 MAD3.31	+94.0%
Average			+48.1%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Tetouan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP63.82	$6.04 MAD55.27	+343.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP301.82	$13.25 MAD121.24	+105.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP2M	$37,528.87 MAD344K	+0.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP124.62	$9.38 MAD85.88	+252.8%
Average			+175.5%

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pay 86.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Tetouan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP605.22	$43.45 MAD397.71	+236.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,003.64	$202.36 MAD1,852.34	-5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,425.80	$171.09 MAD1,566.07	+24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP896.19	$36.14 MAD330.84	+89.0%
Average			+86.2%

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pay 64.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Tetouan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,350.81	$44.15 MAD404.15	-52.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP104K	$6,209.53 MAD56,839.65	+180.9%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Tetouan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP68.15	$2.76 MAD25.26	+89.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP75.71	$1.70 MAD15.56	+5.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP97.36	$4.08 MAD37.38	+96.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP811.32	$15.85 MAD145.10	-8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP175.25	$3.97 MAD36.33	+6.1%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 19.4% less for clothing

	Cairo	Tetouan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,591.24	$19.04 MAD174.29	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,126.72	$46.36 MAD424.35	+2.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,496.45	$59.33 MAD543.07	-49.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,886.05	$69.91 MAD639.90	+13.5%
Average			-19.4%

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