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Cairo vs. Cambodia Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 24.8% cheaper than Cambodia overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 54.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 49.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 47.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 57.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 69.8% more in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Cambodia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.8% less for restaurants

	Cambodia	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 KHR13,617.00	$4.16 EGP198.00	+22.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.45 KHR25,832.25	$5.19 EGP247.51	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 KHR3,236.20	$0.38 EGP18.15	-52.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 KHR2,497.09	$0.14 EGP6.85	-77.0%
Average			-31.8%

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pay 54.8% less for groceries

	Cambodia	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 KHR6,771.54	$0.60 EGP28.55	-64.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$1.88 EGP89.38	-72.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.90 KHR31,631.18	$3.73 EGP177.64	-52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 KHR7,142.25	$1.45 EGP68.95	-18.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 KHR8,182.07	$2.06 EGP98.36	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.46 KHR5,855.63	$0.74 EGP35.43	-49.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,634.13	$0.34 EGP15.97	-49.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 KHR6,387.76	$0.28 EGP13.55	-82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 KHR2,658.95	$0.13 EGP6.01	-81.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 KHR2,594.77	$0.19 EGP8.97	-70.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 KHR2,058.86	$0.19 EGP8.88	-63.8%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 49.0% less for transportation

	Cambodia	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.35 KHR17,431.86	$1.36 EGP64.90	-68.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$6.44 EGP306.91	-32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	-23.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 KHR36,203.62	$2.66 EGP126.72	-70.6%
Average			-49.0%

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pay 47.4% less for housing

	Cambodia	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 KHR86,832.53	$12.92 EGP615.43	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.90 KHR1,389,349.72	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	-38.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$235.87 KHR944,647.28	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	-41.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.54 KHR246,450.43	$19.12 EGP911.30	-68.9%
Average			-47.4%

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pay 57.2% less for childcare

	Cambodia	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.00 KHR853,065.00	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	-56.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,277.08 KHR21,134,718.75	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-58.1%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 2.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Cambodia	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 KHR4,171.78	$1.45 EGP69.30	+39.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 KHR7,952.65	$1.62 EGP76.99	-18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.75 KHR7,008.75	$2.08 EGP99.00	+18.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.75 KHR151,188.75	$17.31 EGP825.00	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$3.74 EGP178.20	-0.3%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 69.8% more for clothing

	Cambodia	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.31 KHR97,371.56	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+39.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.25 KHR85,106.25	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+113.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.00 KHR276,345.00	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+70.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$39.55 KHR158,397.75	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+55.7%
Average			+69.8%

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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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