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Cairo vs. East London Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 36.4% cheaper than East London.

Restaurants: pay 44.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 40.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 47.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 58.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 36.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 0.6% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. East London Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of East London, you would:

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pay 44.3% less for restaurants

	East London	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.20 ZAR121.91	$4.16 EGP197.67	-42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.61 ZAR78.02	$5.19 EGP247.09	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.04 ZAR17.55	$0.38 EGP18.12	-63.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 ZAR15.36	$0.14 EGP6.83	-84.2%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 40.6% less for groceries

	East London	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 ZAR14.69	$0.60 EGP28.50	-31.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 ZAR66.86	$1.88 EGP89.23	-52.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.06 ZAR68.74	$3.73 EGP177.34	-8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.14 ZAR36.14	$1.45 EGP68.83	-32.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 ZAR33.07	$2.06 EGP98.19	+5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.24	$0.74 EGP35.37	+2.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR11.70	$0.34 EGP15.94	-51.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.16	$0.28 EGP13.53	-60.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 ZAR11.39	$0.13 EGP6.00	-81.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 ZAR12.11	$0.19 EGP8.95	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ZAR8.76	$0.19 EGP8.86	-64.0%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 47.2% less for transportation

	East London	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR83.28	$1.36 EGP64.79	-72.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.33 ZAR377.91	$6.44 EGP306.39	-71.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,451.86 ZAR633,921.50	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.84 ZAR81.92	$2.66 EGP126.51	-45.1%
Average			-47.2%

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pay 58.0% less for housing

	East London	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.80 ZAR775.17	$12.92 EGP614.39	-71.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$273.69 ZAR4,632.50	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$336.11 ZAR5,689.04	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-59.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.03 ZAR1,540.73	$19.12 EGP909.77	-79.0%
Average			-58.0%

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pay 36.3% less for childcare

	East London	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$121.96 ZAR2,064.31	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-23.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,321.37 ZAR73,144.79	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-48.8%
Average			-36.3%

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pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports

	East London	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.59 ZAR43.89	$1.45 EGP69.19	-43.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 ZAR37.45	$1.62 EGP76.86	-27.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.77 ZAR46.81	$2.08 EGP98.84	-24.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.55 ZAR584.83	$17.31 EGP823.61	-49.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 ZAR63.39	$3.74 EGP177.90	-0.1%
Average			-29.2%

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pay 0.6% more for clothing

	East London	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.99 ZAR913.82	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.75 ZAR503.56	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+52.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.87 ZAR1,690.46	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.33 ZAR1,495.08	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-30.3%
Average			+0.6%

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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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