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Thousand Oaks vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Thousand Oaks is 7.4 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 7.0 times more in Thousand Oaks
Groceries: pay 5.7 times more in Thousand Oaks
Transportation: pay 4.8 times more in Thousand Oaks
Housing: pay 10.6 times more in Thousand Oaks
Childcare: pay 18.5 times more in Thousand Oaks
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.1 times more in Thousand Oaks
Clothing: pay 17.8% more in Thousand Oaks

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

Thousand Oaks vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thousand Oaks instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 7.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$25.00	+501.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$8.75	+68.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$2.67	+600.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$1.90	+1222.5%
Average			+598.2%

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pay 5.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$3.79	+532.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$6.22	+231.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$4.52	+21.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$4.50	+210.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$6.25	+202.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$2.32	+211.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.74	+121.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$1.75	+516.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$2.48	+1862.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$1.47	+680.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$1.26	+576.3%
Average			+469.9%

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pay 4.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$4.76	+249.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$50.00	+676.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$28,500.00	-23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$19.41	+630.0%
Average			+382.9%

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pay 10.6 times more for housing

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$74.25	+474.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$2,590.33	+1113.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$2,485.50	+1712.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$122.23	+539.1%
Average			+960.0%

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pay 18.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$1,750.00	+1784.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$40,160.00	+1716.5%
Average			+1750.7%

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pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$7.00	+381.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$5.55	+243.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$9.00	+333.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$66.92	+286.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$14.75	+294.4%
Average			+307.8%

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pay 17.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Thousand Oaks
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$50.00	+47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$30.00	-33.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$77.00	-34.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$118.33	+92.1%
Average			+17.8%

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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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