Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Chile

Valparaiso vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Valparaiso is 97.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Valparaiso
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Valparaiso
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Valparaiso
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Valparaiso
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Valparaiso
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.7% more in Valparaiso
Clothing: pay 35.5% less in Valparaiso

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

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Valparaiso vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP256.73	$9.21 CLF0.2300	+92.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP318.34	$8.44 CLF0.2100	+42.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.03	$1.16 CLF0.0300	+227.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.84	$0.85 CLF0.0200	+486.5%
Average			+104.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.98	$1.81 CLF0.0500	+137.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.74	$5.64 CLF0.1400	+164.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP192.00	$4.81 CLF0.1200	+34.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.67	$3.89 CLF0.1000	+228.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP121.44	$3.11 CLF0.0800	+37.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.94	$0.75 CLF0.0200	-8.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.63	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+101.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.16	$0.69 CLF0.0200	+161.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.02	$0.70 CLF0.0200	+187.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.74	$0.42 CLF0.0100	+130.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.55	$0.57 CLF0.0100	+191.6%
Average			+110.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP90.20	$5.58 CLF0.1400	+232.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP462.11	$51.16 CLF1.2700	+495.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$14,299.89 CLF355.2200	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.69	$7.37 CLF0.1800	+285.8%
Average			+113.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP758.29	$19.07 CLF0.4700	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	$462.36 CLF11.4900	+113.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	$383.91 CLF9.5400	+100.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	$89.03 CLF2.2100	+328.8%
Average			+125.7%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	$432.52 CLF10.7400	+251.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP192K	$10,959.69 CLF272.2500	+207.7%
Average			+228.8%

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pay 53.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.59	$4.05 CLF0.1000	+173.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.59	$2.75 CLF0.0700	+54.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.83	$4.35 CLF0.1100	+116.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	$24.56 CLF0.6100	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP256.73	$7.52 CLF0.1900	+57.5%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 35.5% less for clothing

	Cairo	Valparaiso
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	$32.40 CLF0.8000	-20.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	$28.14 CLF0.7000	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	$54.74 CLF1.3600	-52.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	$49.63 CLF1.2300	-17.1%
Average			-35.5%

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