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Worcester vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Worcester is 94.8% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Worcester
Groceries: pay 92.3% more in Worcester
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Worcester
Housing: pay 98.3% more in Worcester
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Worcester
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% more in Worcester
Clothing: pay 20.1% more in Worcester

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

Worcester vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Worcester
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.67	$4.88 ZAR82.52	+17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP247.09	$4.24 ZAR71.85	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.12	$0.69 ZAR11.65	+80.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$0.63 ZAR10.68	+339.2%
Average			+104.7%

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pay 92.3% more for groceries

	Cairo	Worcester
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.50	$0.95 ZAR16.02	+58.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.23	$3.87 ZAR65.53	+106.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.34	$2.90 ZAR49.00	-22.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.83	$1.60 ZAR27.17	+10.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.19	$1.82 ZAR30.83	-11.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.37	$0.78 ZAR13.27	+5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.94	$0.52 ZAR8.81	+55.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.53	$0.74 ZAR12.54	+160.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.57 ZAR9.69	+353.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.31 ZAR5.28	+65.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.62 ZAR10.51	+233.1%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Worcester
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.79	$4.59 ZAR77.62	+236.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.39	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	$21,796.50 ZAR368,934.03	-41.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.51	$10.15 ZAR171.85	+281.8%
Average			+158.9%

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pay 98.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Worcester
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.39	$28.68 ZAR485.44	+122.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	$372.83 ZAR6,310.71	+74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	$229.44 ZAR3,883.52	+67.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.77	$43.86 ZAR742.44	+129.4%
Average			+98.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Worcester
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	$228.00 ZAR3,859.24	+145.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	$5,090.62 ZAR86,165.43	+130.3%
Average			+137.9%

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pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Worcester
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.19	$2.29 ZAR38.84	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.86	$1.61 ZAR27.18	-0.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.84	$3.15 ZAR53.40	+51.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.61	$28.11 ZAR475.73	+62.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.90	$6.88 ZAR116.51	+84.0%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 20.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Worcester
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	$55.23 ZAR934.82	+62.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	$33.91 ZAR573.94	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	$117.06 ZAR1,981.48	-0.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	$88.13 ZAR1,491.79	+43.1%
Average			+20.1%

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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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