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Volta Redonda vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Volta Redonda is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Volta Redonda
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Volta Redonda
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Volta Redonda
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Volta Redonda
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Volta Redonda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.6% more in Volta Redonda
Clothing: pay 7.7% less in Volta Redonda

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

Volta Redonda vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Volta Redonda instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$6.52 R$35.34	+56.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$5.59 R$30.30	+7.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.60 R$8.68	+320.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.02 R$5.55	+613.3%
Average			+249.6%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.49 R$8.08	+148.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.15 R$22.47	+121.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$3.35 R$18.16	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$2.24 R$12.12	+54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$1.82 R$9.85	-11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$1.08 R$5.84	+45.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.85 R$4.61	+153.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.78 R$4.23	+174.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.88 R$4.78	+598.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.72 R$3.89	+281.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.61 R$3.28	+225.1%
Average			+161.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$4.04 R$21.90	+196.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$24,223.72 R$131,278.01	-35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$12.53 R$67.89	+371.1%
Average			+177.5%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$17.89 R$96.94	+38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$251.56 R$1,363.28	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$186.34 R$1,009.84	+35.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$32.97 R$178.68	+72.4%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$186.34 R$1,009.84	+100.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$6,834.87 R$37,040.88	+209.2%
Average			+154.9%

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pay 29.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$2.33 R$12.62	+60.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$1.96 R$10.60	+21.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$2.80 R$15.15	+34.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$18.63 R$100.98	+7.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$4.66 R$25.25	+24.6%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 7.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Volta Redonda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$42.86 R$232.26	+26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$37.27 R$201.97	-17.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$46.58 R$252.46	-60.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$74.51 R$403.82	+21.0%
Average			-7.7%

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