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Cairo vs. Gujarat Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 63.5% more expensive than Gujarat.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 18.8% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 20.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Gujarat Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Gujarat	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 ₹196.29	$4.77 EGP255.20	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₹245.36	$5.92 EGP316.45	+129.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 ₹27.97	$0.35 EGP18.91	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.13 ₹12.76	$0.15 EGP7.79	+8.5%
Average			+100.1%

Gujarat vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 18.8% more for groceries

	Gujarat	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 ₹45.28	$0.76 EGP40.74	+59.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.06 ₹290.94	$2.13 EGP114.06	-30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.41 ₹228.49	$3.57 EGP190.86	+48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.62 ₹58.89	$1.18 EGP63.29	+90.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.24 ₹117.66	$2.26 EGP120.71	+82.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 ₹95.84	$0.82 EGP43.68	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.18 ₹17.56	$0.35 EGP18.52	+87.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 ₹42.74	$0.26 EGP14.08	-41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.81	$0.24 EGP12.94	+29.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.81	$0.18 EGP9.68	-3.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹17.81	$0.20 EGP10.49	+4.7%
Average			+18.8%

Gujarat vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% less for transportation

	Gujarat	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 ₹385.45	$1.68 EGP89.66	-58.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP459.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,670.86 ₹2M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+56.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$1.88 ₹178.63	$1.91 EGP102.08	+1.5%
Average			-20.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Gujarat	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.72 ₹637.95	$14.10 EGP753.78	+109.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$121.44 ₹11,532.13	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	+78.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$41.34 ₹3,925.83	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	+363.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.76 ₹1,876.32	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	+5.1%
Average			+143.6%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Gujarat	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$65.46 ₹6,215.82	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	+88.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,612.33 ₹153K	$3,562.03 EGP190K	+120.9%
Average			+103.8%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Gujarat	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 ₹245.36	$1.48 EGP79.11	-42.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.52 ₹144.76	$1.78 EGP95.02	+16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.01 EGP107.18	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$29.87 EGP1,596.30
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.10 ₹294.44	$4.77 EGP255.20	+54.0%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Gujarat	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.60 ₹1,766.62	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+120.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.40 ₹1,177.75	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+308.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$39.62 ₹3,762.33	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+192.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$14.47 ₹1,374.04	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	+313.6%
Average			+222.7%

Gujarat vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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