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Cairo vs. Depok Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 3.5% more expensive than Depok.

Restaurants: pay 40.4% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 39.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 20.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 51.9% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.7% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 18.6% more in Cairo

The cost of housing, restaurants, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Cairo are more expensive than in Depok. Expenses including groceries, childcare, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Depok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.4% more for restaurants

	Depok	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$4.16 EGP198.00	+178.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.28 IDR54,653.79	$5.19 EGP247.51	+58.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 IDR9,315.99	$0.38 EGP18.15	-31.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,218.44	$0.14 EGP6.85	-43.3%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 39.5% less for groceries

	Depok	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.12 IDR18,702.95	$0.60 EGP28.55	-46.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 IDR58,243.78	$1.88 EGP89.38	-46.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 IDR75,665.71	$3.73 EGP177.64	-18.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 IDR25,682.76	$1.45 EGP68.95	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.43 IDR23,839.01	$2.06 EGP98.36	+44.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 IDR18,029.51	$0.74 EGP35.43	-31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 IDR9,465.49	$0.34 EGP15.97	-41.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 IDR12,338.94	$0.28 EGP13.55	-61.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,365.33	$0.13 EGP6.01	-77.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$0.19 EGP8.97	-67.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 IDR18,029.51	$0.19 EGP8.88	-82.8%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 20.6% less for transportation

	Depok	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.94 IDR48,985.95	$1.36 EGP64.90	-53.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.95 IDR149,055.78	$6.44 EGP306.91	-28.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,844.85 IDR496,852,607.08	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.58 IDR59,622.31	$2.66 EGP126.72	-25.7%
Average			-20.6%

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pay 51.9% more for housing

	Depok	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.77 IDR412,330.33	$12.92 EGP615.43	-47.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$113.41 IDR1,888,039.91	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+88.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$44.77 IDR745,278.91	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+206.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.44 IDR523,481.31	$19.12 EGP911.30	-39.2%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Depok	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$94.91 IDR1,579,991.29	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	-2.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,371.68 IDR122,722,593.95	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-70.0%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Depok	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$1.45 EGP69.30	-45.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 IDR26,524.29	$1.62 EGP76.99	+1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.81 IDR46,704.15	$2.08 EGP99.00	-25.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.95 IDR149,055.78	$17.31 EGP825.00	+93.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$3.74 EGP178.20	+25.3%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 18.6% more for clothing

	Depok	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.28 IDR703,874.53	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	-19.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.70 IDR544,467.65	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.29 IDR1,186,815.26	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+64.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.68 IDR1,126,662.97	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	-9.0%
Average			+18.6%

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