Cost of living comparison

Egypt

compared to

Japan

Yokosuka vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Yokosuka is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% more in Yokosuka
Groceries: pay 3.2 times more in Yokosuka
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Yokosuka
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Yokosuka
Childcare: pay 4.4 times more in Yokosuka
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.8% more in Yokosuka
Clothing: pay 7.0% less in Yokosuka

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

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Yokosuka vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.7% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.77 EGP262.98	$6.33 ¥992	+32.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 EGP326.09	$5.06 ¥794	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 EGP19.49	$1.28 ¥200	+261.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 EGP8.03	$0.85 ¥133	+481.7%
Average			+45.7%

Cairo vs. Yokosuka - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP41.98	$1.52 ¥238	+99.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.13 EGP117.54	$5.18 ¥813	+142.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 EGP196.68	$5.37 ¥843	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.18 EGP65.22	$2.04 ¥320	+72.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.26 EGP124.39	$2.87 ¥450	+27.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 EGP45.01	$2.58 ¥405	+216.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 EGP19.09	$1.26 ¥197	+262.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.26 EGP14.51	$1.43 ¥225	+444.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 EGP13.34	$1.90 ¥298	+685.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP9.98	$1.17 ¥183	+545.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 EGP10.81	$1.18 ¥186	+503.1%
Average			+215.0%

Cairo vs. Yokosuka - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.68 EGP92.40	$4.11 ¥645	+145.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.59 EGP473.36	$62.63 ¥9,825	+628.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,276.12 EGP2M	$21,434.36 ¥3M	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.91 EGP105.19	$25.94 ¥4,069	+1258.2%
Average			+158.1%

Cairo vs. Yokosuka - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.10 EGP776.76	$31.63 ¥4,962	+124.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	$537.76 ¥84,355	+147.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	$316.33 ¥49,621	+64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	$101.00 ¥15,844	+386.5%
Average			+131.9%

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pay 4.4 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	$577.35 ¥90,566	+369.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,562.03 EGP196K	$14,711.34 ¥2M	+313.0%
Average			+340.2%

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pay 78.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 EGP81.52	$2.53 ¥397	+71.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.78 EGP97.92	$2.85 ¥447	+60.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.01 EGP110.45	$3.80 ¥595	+89.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	$44.29 ¥6,947	+48.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.77 EGP262.98	$11.39 ¥1,786	+138.5%
Average			+78.8%

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pay 7.0% less for clothing

	Cairo	Yokosuka
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	$50.30 ¥7,890	+22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	$35.85 ¥5,624	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	$60.73 ¥9,527	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	$98.06 ¥15,382	+63.9%
Average			-7.0%

Cairo vs. Yokosuka - Cost of clothing

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