Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Iloilo Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 22.6% more expensive than Iloilo.

Restaurants
pay 8.0% more in Cairo
Groceries
pay 52.2% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 1.2% less in Cairo
Housing
pay 36.1% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 9.4% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 78.9% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Iloilo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 8.0% more for restaurants

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.58
₱152.16
$4.16
EGP197.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.44
₱202.88
$5.19
EGP247.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.53
₱31.28
$0.38
EGP18.12

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pay 52.2% less for groceries

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.23
₱72.30
$0.60
EGP28.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.87
₱169.06
$1.88
EGP89.23
Milk (1 gallon) $6.71
₱395.50
$3.73
EGP177.34

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
₱243.58
$1.36
EGP64.79
Monthly public transit pass $4.99
₱294.39
$6.44
EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,224.21
₱1,369,415.46
$37,398.47
EGP1,779,045.04

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pay 36.1% less for housing

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.24
₱1,724.04
$12.92
EGP614.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $230.09
₱13,567.36
$213.48
EGP10,155.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $172.03
₱10,143.82
$137.13
EGP6,523.17

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $34.41
₱2,028.76
$92.85
EGP4,416.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,210.79
EGP105,167.51

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pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.95
₱55.79
$1.45
EGP69.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
₱115.64
$1.62
EGP76.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.10
₱182.59
$2.08
EGP98.84

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pay 78.9% more for clothing

 
Iloilo
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$43.01
₱2,535.95
$33.96
EGP1,615.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.36
₱1,318.19
$45.38
EGP2,158.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$60.21
₱3,550.34
$117.30
EGP5,579.73

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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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