Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Indonesia

Ubud vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Ubud is 81.9% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 90.4% more in Ubud
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Ubud
Transportation: pay 34.6% more in Ubud
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Ubud
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Ubud
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% more in Ubud
Clothing: pay 14.6% less in Ubud

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

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Ubud vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 90.4% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Ubud
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP249.24	$2.79 IDR49,979.42	-41.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP309.06	$3.07 IDR54,977.36	-48.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.47	$1.30 IDR23,323.73	+268.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.61	$0.41 IDR7,371.96	+182.7%
Average			+90.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Ubud
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP39.79	$1.84 IDR32,986.42	+141.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP111.40	$8.31 IDR149K	+289.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP186.41	$5.50 IDR98,380.21	+54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP61.81	$2.22 IDR39,783.62	+87.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP117.89	$1.69 IDR30,287.53	-25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP42.66	$1.55 IDR27,778.01	+90.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.09	$0.68 IDR12,103.38	+95.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP13.75	$1.00 IDR17,807.30	+278.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.64	$0.56 IDR10,042.95	+131.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.46	$0.66 IDR11,731.89	+262.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.25	$0.96 IDR17,184.09	+389.4%
Average			+163.1%

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pay 34.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Ubud
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP87.57	$2.76 IDR49,398.22	+64.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP448.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$24,199.28 IDR433M	-25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP99.70	$3.14 IDR56,135.51	+64.3%
Average			+34.6%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	Ubud
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP736.18	$18.63 IDR333K	+32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,322.75	$544.82 IDR10M	+151.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,011.26	$407.10 IDR7M	+112.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,083.86	$62.40 IDR1M	+200.5%
Average			+124.0%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Ubud
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,424.93	$440.88 IDR8M	+258.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP186K	$5,207.68 IDR93M	+46.2%
Average			+152.2%

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pay 23.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Ubud
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP77.27	$2.24 IDR39,983.53	+51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP92.81	$2.00 IDR35,818.58	+12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP104.68	$2.12 IDR37,984.36	+5.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,559.03	$51.69 IDR925K	+73.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP249.24	$3.63 IDR64,973.24	-23.9%
Average			+23.7%

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pay 14.6% less for clothing

	Cairo	Ubud
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,137.26	$43.44 IDR777K	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,641.98	$22.35 IDR400K	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,040.48	$76.00 IDR1M	-34.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,123.84	$75.10 IDR1M	+25.5%
Average			-14.6%

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