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Zielona Gora vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Zielona Gora is 3.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Zielona Gora
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Zielona Gora
Transportation: pay 3.3 times more in Zielona Gora
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Zielona Gora
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Zielona Gora
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Zielona Gora
Clothing: pay 58.8% more in Zielona Gora

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

Zielona Gora vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Zielona Gora instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.16 EGP197.55	$9.57 PLN34.50	+130.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.19 EGP246.93	$7.79 PLN28.09	+50.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 EGP18.11	$1.78 PLN6.41	+366.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.14 EGP6.83	$1.64 PLN5.91	+1041.8%
Average			+397.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 EGP28.48	$1.16 PLN4.19	+94.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.88 EGP89.17	$4.78 PLN17.25	+155.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.73 EGP177.23	$4.03 PLN14.53	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP68.79	$3.03 PLN10.93	+109.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.06 EGP98.13	$2.11 PLN7.60	+2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 EGP35.35	$0.45 PLN1.61	-40.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 EGP15.93	$0.68 PLN2.46	+103.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.28 EGP13.52	$0.77 PLN2.79	+172.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 EGP6.00	$0.74 PLN2.68	+489.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.95	$0.37 PLN1.34	+97.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP8.86	$0.56 PLN2.01	+199.2%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 3.3 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.36 EGP64.75	$6.59 PLN23.75	+383.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.44 EGP306.20	$25.82 PLN93.06	+300.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	$34,064.62 PLN122,804.37	-8.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.66 EGP126.43	$8.75 PLN31.54	+229.0%
Average			+226.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.92 EGP614.01	$16.40 PLN59.14	+27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+156.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	$546.83 PLN1,971.34	+298.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.12 EGP909.19	$162.04 PLN584.15	+747.3%
Average			+307.3%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	$460.70 PLN1,660.85	+396.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	$5,468.28 PLN19,713.36	+147.3%
Average			+271.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.45 EGP69.14	$3.01 PLN10.84	+106.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 EGP76.81	$2.92 PLN10.51	+80.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.08 EGP98.77	$5.13 PLN18.48	+146.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.31 EGP823.09	$39.19 PLN141.28	+126.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.74 EGP177.79	$7.25 PLN26.12	+93.7%
Average			+110.8%

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pay 58.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Zielona Gora
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	$95.69 PLN344.98	+181.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	$37.94 PLN136.76	-16.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	$82.02 PLN295.70	-30.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	$123.04 PLN443.55	+99.8%
Average			+58.8%

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