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Vila Velha vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Vila Velha is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Vila Velha
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Vila Velha
Transportation: pay 4.7 times more in Vila Velha
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Vila Velha
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Vila Velha
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Vila Velha
Clothing: pay 27.2% more in Vila Velha

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

Vila Velha vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vila Velha instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$6.99 R$38.01	+68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$7.45 R$40.54	+43.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$1.24 R$6.76	+226.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.56 R$3.04	+289.1%
Average			+156.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$1.50 R$8.18	+151.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$4.26 R$23.19	+127.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$3.99 R$21.69	+7.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$2.19 R$11.93	+51.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.94 R$10.56	-5.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.82 R$4.47	+10.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.42 R$2.26	+24.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.53 R$2.87	+85.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.56 R$3.03	+342.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.53 R$2.90	+182.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.57 R$3.10	+206.2%
Average			+107.5%

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pay 4.7 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.33 R$23.53	+217.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	$48.45 R$263.53	+652.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$33,540.79 R$182,441.77	-10.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$19.19 R$104.40	+621.7%
Average			+370.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$14.39 R$78.30	+11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$286.49 R$1,558.36	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$237.58 R$1,292.30	+73.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$82.82 R$450.51	+333.1%
Average			+113.0%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$400.63 R$2,179.17	+331.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$13,751.72 R$74,801.13	+522.0%
Average			+426.8%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$1.68 R$9.12	+15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$2.05 R$11.15	+26.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$3.17 R$17.23	+52.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$25.62 R$139.37	+48.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$6.52 R$35.47	+74.4%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 27.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Vila Velha
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$74.54 R$405.43	+119.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$48.45 R$263.53	+6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$79.50 R$432.45	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$70.81 R$385.15	+15.0%
Average			+27.2%

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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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