Cost of living comparison
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Cairo vs. Iligan City Cost of Living Summary
Cairo is 41.8% more expensive than Iligan City.
Cairo vs. Iligan City Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cairo instead of Iligan City, you would:
pay 60.1% more for restaurants
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.72
₱103.87
|
$4.16
EGP225.78
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.24
₱135.03
|
$5.19
EGP282.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₱20.77
|
$0.38
EGP20.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
₱15.58
|
$0.14
EGP7.81
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants
pay 61.1% less for groceries
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
₱124.64
|
$0.60
EGP32.55
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
₱332.37
|
$1.88
EGP101.92
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.14
₱491.47
|
$3.73
EGP202.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.09
₱186.96
|
$1.45
EGP78.62
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
₱130.27
|
$2.06
EGP112.16
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
₱82.45
|
$0.74
EGP40.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
₱32.98
|
$0.34
EGP18.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
₱84.80
|
$0.28
EGP15.45
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
₱47.11
|
$0.13
EGP6.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
₱94.23
|
$0.19
EGP10.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.56
₱94.23
|
$0.19
EGP10.12
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries
pay 64.5% less for transportation
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.84
₱231.98
|
$1.36
EGP74.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$6.44
EGP349.96
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$37,398.47
EGP2M
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$2.66
EGP144.50
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation
pay 53.1% more for housing
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.34
₱1,349.23
|
$12.92
EGP701.77
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$85.97
₱5,193.35
|
$213.48
EGP11,599.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$137.13
EGP7,450.83
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$19.12
EGP1,039.15
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of housing
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$92.85
EGP5,044.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,210.79
EGP120K
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of childcare
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
₱57.13
|
$1.45
EGP79.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$1.62
EGP87.79
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$2.08
EGP112.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.79
₱1,558.00
|
$17.31
EGP940.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.85
₱353.15
|
$3.74
EGP203.20
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 3.7 times more for clothing
|
Iligan City
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$8.60
₱519.33
|
$33.96
EGP1,845.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$45.38
EGP2,465.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$34.39
₱2,077.34
|
$117.30
EGP6,373.23
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$61.59
EGP3,346.42
|
|
Iligan City vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026
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