Cost of living comparison

Egypt

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Mexico

Xalapa vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Xalapa is 47.3% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Xalapa
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Xalapa
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Xalapa
Housing: pay 13.3% more in Xalapa
Childcare: pay 95.5% more in Xalapa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% more in Xalapa
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Xalapa

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

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Xalapa vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Xalapa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.06 MX$112.06	+26.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP316.45	$6.68 MX$123.46	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP18.91	$0.98 MX$18.17	+177.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP7.79	$0.78 MX$14.39	+434.1%
Average			+52.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Xalapa
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP40.74	$2.24 MX$41.48	+194.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP114.06	$3.22 MX$59.47	+50.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP190.86	$4.93 MX$91.10	+38.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP63.29	$2.32 MX$42.91	+96.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP120.71	$3.18 MX$58.72	+40.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP43.68	$1.43 MX$26.42	+74.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP18.52	$0.60 MX$11.04	+72.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.08	$0.71 MX$13.05	+168.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP12.94	$0.64 MX$11.89	+165.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.68	$0.87 MX$16.17	+382.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.49	$0.53 MX$9.79	+169.7%
Average			+115.7%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Xalapa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP89.66	$5.61 MX$103.72	+234.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP459.36	$15.00 MX$277.39	+74.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-33.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP102.08	$6.54 MX$120.88	+242.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 13.3% more for housing

	Cairo	Xalapa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP753.78	$24.10 MX$445.60	+70.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	$235.80 MX$4,360.69	+8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	$165.17 MX$3,054.50	-13.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	$47.71 MX$882.34	+129.8%
Average			+13.3%

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pay 95.5% more for childcare

	Cairo	Xalapa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	$139.08 MX$2,571.98	+13.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP190K	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+238.2%
Average			+95.5%

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pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Xalapa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP79.11	$2.23 MX$41.15	+50.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP95.02	$3.80 MX$70.36	+114.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP107.18	$4.17 MX$77.16	+108.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	$25.00 MX$462.32	-16.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP255.20	$6.68 MX$123.46	+39.8%
Average			+41.4%

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	Xalapa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	$37.25 MX$688.91	-9.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	$53.64 MX$991.98	+6.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	-5.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	$75.63 MX$1,398.65	+26.4%
Average			+3.5%

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