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Cairo vs. Kabul Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 68.1% more expensive than Kabul.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 64.1% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 6.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 17.9% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 3.2 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Kabul Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Kabul	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.63 AFN185	$4.06 EGP205.63	+54.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.31 AFN515	$4.71 EGP238.53	-35.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 AFN26	$0.33 EGP16.94	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 AFN12	$0.12 EGP6.20	-26.7%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Kabul	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.25 AFN18	$0.65 EGP32.87	+161.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.96 AFN138	$1.59 EGP80.31	-19.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.05 AFN214	$3.40 EGP172.16	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.48 AFN104	$1.45 EGP73.43	-2.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 AFN109	$1.96 EGP99.25	+27.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.25 AFN18	$0.68 EGP34.65	+174.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 AFN26	$0.23 EGP11.80	-36.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.37 AFN26	$0.16 EGP8.06	-57.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 AFN16	$0.19 EGP9.75	-15.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$0.22 EGP10.95	+44.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 AFN11	$0.19 EGP9.61	+25.2%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 64.1% more for transportation

	Kabul	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.96 AFN279	$1.01 EGP51.39	-74.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.93 AFN629	$8.12 EGP411.25	-9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,079.28 AFN498,612	$36,284.10 EGP1,837,789.77	+412.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.07 AFN639	$2.50 EGP126.46	-72.5%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 6.9% less for housing

	Kabul	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$130.18 AFN9,169	$9.69 EGP490.97	-92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$103.61 AFN7,297	$208.74 EGP10,572.65	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.85 AFN6,328	$129.60 EGP6,564.24	+44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.84 AFN4,989	$13.65 EGP691.46	-80.7%
Average			-6.9%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kabul	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$23.40 AFN1,648	$87.26 EGP4,419.80	+272.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,462.66 AFN103,019	$1,948.40 EGP98,686.60	+33.2%
Average			+153.0%

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kabul	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.93 AFN206	$1.42 EGP71.97	-51.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.27 AFN89	$1.54 EGP77.89	+21.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 AFN185	$1.83 EGP92.53	-30.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.78 AFN618	$18.55 EGP939.66	+111.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.19 AFN155	$3.04 EGP154.22	+38.8%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 3.2 times more for clothing

	Kabul	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$10.97 AFN773	$37.28 EGP1,888.26	+239.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.03 AFN1,129	$49.39 EGP2,501.79	+208.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$23.77 AFN1,674	$97.57 EGP4,942.05	+310.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$22.38 AFN1,576	$53.60 EGP2,714.92	+139.5%
Average			+224.5%

Kabul vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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