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West Chester vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

West Chester is 7.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.3 times more in West Chester
Groceries: pay 5.6 times more in West Chester
Transportation: pay 6.5 times more in West Chester
Housing: pay 8.2 times more in West Chester
Childcare: pay 17.5 times more in West Chester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.0 times more in West Chester
Clothing: pay 29.1% more in West Chester

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

West Chester vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in West Chester instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 6.3 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	West Chester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$18.00	+333.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$13.00	+150.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$2.28	+498.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.78	+1138.9%
Average			+530.3%

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pay 5.6 times more for groceries

	Cairo	West Chester
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$4.05	+575.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$5.50	+193.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$4.83	+29.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$5.33	+268.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$5.62	+172.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$2.87	+285.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.89	+165.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$2.16	+659.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$1.85	+1362.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$1.41	+650.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$1.51	+710.4%
Average			+461.2%

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pay 6.5 times more for transportation

	Cairo	West Chester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$3.30	+142.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$100.00	+1452.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$33,000.00	-11.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$19.40	+629.6%
Average			+553.1%

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pay 8.2 times more for housing

	Cairo	West Chester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$63.75	+393.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$1,975.00	+825.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$1,837.50	+1240.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$103.54	+441.4%
Average			+725.0%

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pay 17.5 times more for childcare

	Cairo	West Chester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$2,250.00	+2323.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$23,666.67	+970.5%
Average			+1646.9%

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pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	West Chester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$6.50	+346.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$5.33	+230.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$11.49	+453.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$45.00	+159.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$15.00	+301.1%
Average			+298.2%

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pay 29.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	West Chester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$62.50	+84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$25.00	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$77.50	-33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$130.00	+111.1%
Average			+29.1%

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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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