Cost of living comparison

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United States vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

United States is 6.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.9 times more in United States
Groceries: pay 5.5 times more in United States
Transportation: pay 5.1 times more in United States
Housing: pay 7.8 times more in United States
Childcare: pay 12.7 times more in United States
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.7 times more in United States
Clothing: pay 24.8% more in United States

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

United States vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP198.00	$19.45	+368.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.51	$11.12	+114.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.15	$2.56	+571.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.85	$2.00	+1295.0%
Average			+587.1%

Cairo vs. United States - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.5 times more for groceries

	Cairo	United States
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.55	$3.56	+493.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.38	$6.50	+246.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.64	$3.97	+6.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.95	$4.27	+195.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.36	$5.41	+161.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.43	$2.37	+218.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.97	$0.78	+133.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.55	$2.04	+615.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.01	$2.21	+1653.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.97	$1.34	+614.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.88	$1.38	+642.9%
Average			+453.0%

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pay 5.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	United States
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.90	$3.41	+150.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.91	$65.85	+922.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	$32,336.38	-13.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.72	$17.61	+562.3%
Average			+405.5%

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pay 7.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	United States
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP615.43	$68.97	+434.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	$1,664.59	+679.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	$1,416.15	+932.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP911.30	$150.19	+685.3%
Average			+682.9%

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pay 12.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	$1,387.27	+1394.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	$23,196.46	+949.2%
Average			+1171.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.30	$5.84	+301.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.99	$5.15	+219.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP99.00	$9.90	+376.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP825.00	$51.45	+197.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP178.20	$13.64	+264.6%
Average			+271.7%

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pay 24.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	United States
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	$51.08	+50.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	$41.81	-7.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	$87.56	-25.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	$112.04	+81.9%
Average			+24.8%

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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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