Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Jhansi Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 58.4% more expensive than Jhansi.

Restaurants
pay 11.2% more in Cairo
Groceries
pay 31.0% more in Cairo
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in Cairo
Housing
pay 2.8 times more in Cairo
Childcare
pay 35.5% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% more in Cairo
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Jhansi Cost Breakdown

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

pay 11.2% more for restaurants

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.82
₹253.56
$4.16
EGP197.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.51
₹405.70
$5.19
EGP247.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.46
₹41.42
$0.38
EGP18.12

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pay 31.0% more for groceries

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.46
₹41.08
$0.60
EGP28.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.07
₹456.42
$1.88
EGP89.23
Milk (1 gallon) $2.22
₹199.65
$3.73
EGP177.34

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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
₹371.14
$1.36
EGP64.79
Monthly public transit pass $12.40
₹1,115.68
$6.44
EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $13,106.85
₹1,179,072.19
$37,398.47
EGP1,779,045.04

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$8.25
₹742.00
$12.92
EGP614.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $56.37
₹5,071.28
$213.48
EGP10,155.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $28.19
₹2,535.64
$137.13
EGP6,523.17

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pay 35.5% more for childcare

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $46.98
₹4,226.07
$92.85
EGP4,416.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,006.59
₹270,468.17
$2,210.79
EGP105,167.51

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.03
₹182.57
$1.45
EGP69.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.11
₹189.81
$1.62
EGP76.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.38
₹304.28
$2.08
EGP98.84

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Jhansi
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$16.91
₹1,521.38
$33.96
EGP1,615.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.68
₹2,129.94
$45.38
EGP2,158.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$33.82
₹3,042.77
$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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