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Cairo vs. Hyderabad Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 37.1% more expensive than Hyderabad.

Restaurants: pay 30.0% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 11.5% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 17.4% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 95.8% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 83.4% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Hyderabad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.0% more for restaurants

	Hyderabad	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	$4.24 PKR1,195.57	$5.19 EGP247.51	+22.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR109.59	$0.38 EGP18.15	-2.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR62.65	$0.14 EGP6.85	-35.4%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 11.5% more for groceries

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR151.94	$0.60 EGP28.55	+11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.01 PKR846.86	$1.88 EGP89.38	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.92 PKR823.43	$3.73 EGP177.64	+27.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.14 PKR321.31	$1.45 EGP68.95	+26.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 PKR346.17	$2.06 EGP98.36	+68.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.50 PKR141.15	$0.74 EGP35.43	+48.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.27 PKR75.32	$0.34 EGP15.97	+25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 PKR105.45	$0.28 EGP13.55	-24.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 PKR63.93	$0.13 EGP6.01	-44.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR45.19	$0.19 EGP8.97	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 PKR48.51	$0.19 EGP8.88	+8.2%
Average			+11.5%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.47 PKR976.20	$1.36 EGP64.90	-60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	$6.44 EGP306.91	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,533.14 PKR4,657,747.45	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+126.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.03 PKR572.88	$2.66 EGP126.72	+30.8%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 17.4% more for housing

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.25 PKR3,450.85	$12.92 EGP615.43	+5.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$132.62 PKR37,361.61	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+61.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$75.15 PKR21,171.58	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.65 PKR26,101.82	$19.12 EGP911.30	-79.4%
Average			+17.4%

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pay 95.8% more for childcare

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$48.33 PKR13,616.23	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+92.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,108.10 PKR312,177.01	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	+99.5%
Average			+95.8%

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pay 6.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 PKR562.91	$1.45 EGP69.30	-27.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.91 PKR255.72	$1.62 EGP76.99	+78.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.12 PKR597.79	$2.08 EGP99.00	-2.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.40 PKR6,309.96	$17.31 EGP825.00	-22.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 PKR996.31	$3.74 EGP178.20	+5.7%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 83.4% more for clothing

	Hyderabad	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.50 PKR4,649.44	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+105.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.93 PKR7,306.27	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+75.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.85 PKR17,987.12	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+83.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.39 PKR10,252.35	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+69.2%
Average			+83.4%

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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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