Cost of living comparison

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United Kingdom vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

United Kingdom is 6.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.1 times more in United Kingdom
Groceries: pay 3.6 times more in United Kingdom
Transportation: pay 7.5 times more in United Kingdom
Housing: pay 7.3 times more in United Kingdom
Childcare: pay 12.6 times more in United Kingdom
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.6 times more in United Kingdom
Clothing: pay 49.1% more in United Kingdom

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

United Kingdom vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.1 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$20.41 £15.41	+391.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$9.94 £7.51	+91.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$2.32 £1.75	+509.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$1.65 £1.24	+1045.9%
Average			+509.5%

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pay 3.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$1.59 £1.20	+166.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$4.71 £3.55	+150.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$6.20 £4.68	+66.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$3.87 £2.92	+167.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$3.87 £2.92	+87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$1.32 £1.00	+77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.73 £0.55	+117.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$1.28 £0.97	+350.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$1.49 £1.13	+1083.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$0.72 £0.54	+282.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$0.71 £0.54	+280.5%
Average			+257.3%

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pay 7.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$7.22 £5.45	+430.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$99.05 £74.80	+1437.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$36,224.29 £27,355.86	-3.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$22.08 £16.67	+730.3%
Average			+648.8%

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pay 7.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$41.90 £31.64	+224.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$1,285.79 £971.00	+502.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$1,062.09 £802.07	+674.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$233.57 £176.39	+1121.3%
Average			+630.6%

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pay 12.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$1,530.71 £1,155.97	+1548.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$19,375.12 £14,631.70	+776.4%
Average			+1162.5%

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pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$6.35 £4.79	+336.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$4.54 £3.43	+180.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$19.18 £14.48	+823.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$49.26 £37.20	+184.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$13.88 £10.48	+271.2%
Average			+359.2%

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pay 49.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	United Kingdom
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$86.00 £64.94	+153.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$44.20 £33.38	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$95.21 £71.90	-18.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$101.36 £76.54	+64.6%
Average			+49.1%

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