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Sixth of October City (6th of October) vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Sixth of October City (6th of October) is 68.1% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 79.5% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Groceries: pay 72.7% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Transportation: pay 40.4% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Housing: pay 94.2% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Childcare: pay 94.0% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.0% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Sixth of October City (6th of October)

Expenses including housing, childcare, restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Sixth of October City (6th of October).

Sixth of October City (6th of October) vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sixth of October City (6th of October) instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 79.5% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$23.71	$4.16 EGP225.82	-74.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.22	$3.84 EGP208.88	-60.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.75	$0.31 EGP16.94	-88.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.25	$0.12 EGP6.48	-94.7%
Average			-79.5%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.7% less for groceries

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$3.92	$0.62 EGP33.87	-77.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.23	$1.70 EGP92.21	-66.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$7.97	$3.28 EGP178.09	-40.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.26	$1.43 EGP77.53	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.05	$2.09 EGP113.70	-49.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.15	$0.49 EGP26.89	-66.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$1.95	$0.30 EGP16.22	-77.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$1.94	$0.14 EGP7.68	-89.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.70	$0.12 EGP6.32	-93.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.47	$0.16 EGP8.75	-84.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.51	$0.12 EGP6.66	-88.2%
Average			-72.7%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.4% less for transportation

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.40	$1.28 EGP69.81	-70.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$178.28	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$42,125.18	$37,404.27 EGP2M	+28.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$27.45	$3.95 EGP214.53	-79.1%
Average			-40.4%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of transportation

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pay 94.2% less for housing

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$75.39	$5.20 EGP282.27	-90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,254.79	$62.34 EGP3,387.26	-96.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,683.19	$37.40 EGP2,032.36	-96.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$230.68	$9.53 EGP518.05	-94.0%
Average			-94.2%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of housing

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pay 94.0% less for childcare

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,544.54	$43.29 EGP2,352.27	-97.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$19,325.83	$1,246.81 EGP67,745.30	-90.6%
Average			-94.0%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of childcare

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pay 64.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.48	$1.45 EGP79.04	-77.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$4.94	$1.45 EGP79.04	-57.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$45.04	$1.77 EGP95.97	-94.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$85.14	$51.95 EGP2,822.72	-11.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$18.97	$2.70 EGP146.78	-79.3%
Average			-64.0%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Canberra	Sixth of October City (6th of October)
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$100.66	$29.09 EGP1,580.72	-58.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$83.76	$55.07 EGP2,992.08	-4.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$136.43	$83.12 EGP4,516.35	-11.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$171.74	$54.29 EGP2,949.74	-54.1%
Average			-32.1%

Canberra vs. Sixth of October City (6th of October) - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2026

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