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Cairo vs. Faisalabad Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 52.7% more expensive than Faisalabad.

Restaurants: pay 34.5% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 14.7% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 68.2% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 90.8% more in Cairo

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries in Cairo are more expensive than in Faisalabad. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Faisalabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.5% more for restaurants

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR498.15	$4.16 EGP198.00	+135.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.89 PKR1,095.94	$5.19 EGP247.51	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 PKR97.64	$0.38 EGP18.15	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.24 PKR67.84	$0.14 EGP6.85	-40.3%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PKR188.43	$0.60 EGP28.55	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 PKR909.13	$1.88 EGP89.38	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.87 PKR809.41	$3.73 EGP177.64	+29.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.20 PKR339.20	$1.45 EGP68.95	+20.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.20 PKR337.81	$2.06 EGP98.36	+72.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PKR125.97	$0.74 EGP35.43	+66.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 PKR73.44	$0.34 EGP15.97	+28.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR84.86	$0.28 EGP13.55	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR67.15	$0.13 EGP6.01	-47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR43.69	$0.19 EGP8.97	+21.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.89	$0.19 EGP8.88	-21.5%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 14.7% more for transportation

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.56 PKR1,003.00	$1.36 EGP64.90	-61.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$3.54 PKR996.31	$6.44 EGP306.91	+82.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,219.01 PKR5,977,857.69	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+76.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.28 PKR1,205.53	$2.66 EGP126.72	-37.9%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 68.2% more for housing

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.91 PKR4,201.11	$12.92 EGP615.43	-13.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$74.27 PKR20,922.50	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+187.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$51.63 PKR14,546.12	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+165.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.82 PKR16,289.97	$19.12 EGP911.30	-66.9%
Average			+68.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$26.52 PKR7,472.32	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+250.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,467.65 PKR413,468.49	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	+50.6%
Average			+150.3%

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pay 0.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 PKR697.42	$1.45 EGP69.30	-41.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.44 PKR406.83	$1.62 EGP76.99	+11.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 PKR498.15	$2.08 EGP99.00	+17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.21 PKR4,566.42	$17.31 EGP825.00	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 PKR996.31	$3.74 EGP178.20	+5.7%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 90.8% more for clothing

	Faisalabad	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.86 PKR5,313.65	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+80.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.10 PKR6,226.94	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+105.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.66 PKR17,933.57	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+84.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$31.83 PKR8,966.79	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+93.5%
Average			+90.8%

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