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Cairo vs. Harare Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 25.1% cheaper than Harare.

Restaurants: pay 46.4% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 56.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 45.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 60.8% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 69.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Harare Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 46.4% less for restaurants

	Harare	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$4.16 EGP198.00	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.00 ZWL1,932.00	$5.19 EGP247.51	-13.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.69 ZWL223.71	$0.38 EGP18.15	-45.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 ZWL147.28	$0.14 EGP6.85	-68.6%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 56.1% less for groceries

	Harare	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZWL322.00	$0.60 EGP28.55	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.77 ZWL1,857.25	$1.88 EGP89.38	-67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.10 ZWL1,963.08	$3.73 EGP177.64	-38.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ZWL672.39	$1.45 EGP68.95	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 ZWL956.35	$2.06 EGP98.36	-30.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 ZWL430.38	$0.74 EGP35.43	-44.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 ZWL239.53	$0.34 EGP15.97	-54.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 ZWL328.63	$0.28 EGP13.55	-72.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZWL242.73	$0.13 EGP6.01	-83.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZWL229.11	$0.19 EGP8.97	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 ZWL311.47	$0.19 EGP8.88	-80.7%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 45.7% less for transportation

	Harare	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.94 ZWL1,912.67	$1.36 EGP64.90	-77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.00 ZWL17,710.00	$6.44 EGP306.91	-88.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,000.00 ZWL7,084,000.00	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+70.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.00 ZWL6,762.00	$2.66 EGP126.72	-87.3%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 60.8% less for housing

	Harare	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.58 ZWL30,133.83	$12.92 EGP615.43	-86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.94 ZWL129,747.06	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	-47.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.62 ZWL91,646.15	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	-51.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$45.88 ZWL14,774.12	$19.12 EGP911.30	-58.3%
Average			-60.8%

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

	Harare	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$255.56 ZWL82,288.89	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	-63.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,812.50 ZWL2,837,625.00	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-74.9%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 21.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Harare	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 ZWL483.00	$1.45 EGP69.30	-3.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 ZWL937.59	$1.62 EGP76.99	-44.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.20 ZWL386.40	$2.08 EGP99.00	+73.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.38 ZWL17,833.85	$17.31 EGP825.00	-68.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	$3.74 EGP178.20	-62.6%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Harare	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.92 ZWL6,091.17	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.50 ZWL6,923.00	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+111.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.85 ZWL10,898.46	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+246.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.85 ZWL12,508.46	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+58.5%
Average			+123.9%

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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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