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Zimbabwe

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Egypt

Cairo vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 46.4% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 41.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 55.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 66.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 45.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 65.6% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Cairo

Expenses including transportation, childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.7% less for restaurants

	Harare	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.77 EGP255.20	-52.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	$5.92 EGP316.45	+3.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 ZWL308.58	$0.35 EGP18.91	-63.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 ZWL151.05	$0.15 EGP7.79	-68.9%
Average			-41.7%

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pay 55.0% less for groceries

	Harare	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.76 EGP40.74	-23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30	$2.13 EGP114.06	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	$3.57 EGP190.86	-37.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 ZWL622.53	$1.18 EGP63.29	-38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 ZWL791.38	$2.26 EGP120.71	-8.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 ZWL439.66	$0.82 EGP43.68	-40.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 ZWL243.55	$0.35 EGP18.52	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 ZWL296.54	$0.26 EGP14.08	-71.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZWL226.23	$0.24 EGP12.94	-65.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 ZWL251.62	$0.18 EGP9.68	-76.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 ZWL257.47	$0.20 EGP10.49	-75.5%
Average			-55.0%

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pay 66.7% less for transportation

	Harare	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	$1.68 EGP89.66	-75.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00	$8.59 EGP459.36	-85.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+46.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00	$1.91 EGP102.08	-90.5%
Average			-66.7%

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pay 45.7% less for housing

	Harare	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	$14.10 EGP753.78	-79.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.00 ZWL126K	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$316.60 ZWL102K	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	-47.1%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 65.6% less for childcare

	Harare	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$433.79 ZWL140K	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	-71.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	$3,562.03 EGP190K	-58.4%
Average			-65.6%

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pay 31.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 ZWL402.50	$1.48 EGP79.11	+18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 ZWL966.00	$1.78 EGP95.02	-40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 ZWL644.00	$2.01 EGP107.18	+0.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	-37.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.77 EGP255.20	-52.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Harare	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+76.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+139.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+199.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	+48.2%
Average			+108.0%

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