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Egypt

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Macedonia

Tetovo vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Tetovo is 61.9% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 66.8% more in Tetovo
Groceries: pay 53.4% more in Tetovo
Transportation: pay 83.9% more in Tetovo
Housing: pay 84.2% more in Tetovo
Childcare: pay 4.2% more in Tetovo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.4% more in Tetovo
Clothing: pay 17.0% more in Tetovo

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

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Tetovo vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Tetovo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$7.27 MKD398.65	+52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$5.72 MKD313.94	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$1.53 MKD83.72	+331.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.95 MKD52.32	+554.7%
Average			+66.8%

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pay 53.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Tetovo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$0.65 MKD35.63	-14.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$3.63 MKD199.33	+70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$4.71 MKD258.05	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$2.07 MKD113.32	+74.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$2.37 MKD129.97	+4.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$0.64 MKD35.26	-21.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.64 MKD35.19	+85.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.44 MKD24.11	+67.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.87 MKD47.64	+258.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.39 MKD21.34	+114.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.33 MKD18.08	+68.0%
Average			+53.4%

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pay 83.9% more for transportation

	Cairo	Tetovo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.52 MKD302.76	+229.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$10.90 MKD597.98	+26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$35,440.15 MKD2M	+9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$5.45 MKD298.99	+185.5%
Average			+83.9%

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pay 84.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Tetovo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$19.00 MKD1,041.93	+34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$351.37 MKD19,268.21	+62.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$272.62 MKD14,949.47	+42.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$119.51 MKD6,553.79	+475.6%
Average			+84.2%

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pay 4.2% more for childcare

	Cairo	Tetovo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$218.09 MKD11,959.58	+77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$2,180.93 MKD120K	-38.8%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 39.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Tetovo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.18 MKD119.60	+47.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$1.53 MKD83.72	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$3.00 MKD164.44	+49.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$69.67 MKD3,820.42	+133.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$5.45 MKD298.99	+14.2%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 17.0% more for clothing

	Cairo	Tetovo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$63.61 MKD3,488.21	+55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$36.88 MKD2,022.17	-27.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$101.78 MKD5,581.14	-12.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$112.67 MKD6,178.49	+88.3%
Average			+17.0%

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