Cost of living comparison

Pakistan

compared to

Egypt

Cairo vs. Karachi Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 24.4% more expensive than Karachi.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 10.6% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 31.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 50.1% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.3% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 88.1% more in Cairo

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Cairo are more expensive than in Karachi. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Karachi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.1% more for restaurants

	Karachi	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 PKR598.58	$4.77 EGP266.13	+120.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 PKR1,496.45	$5.92 EGP330.00	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.39 PKR108.80	$0.35 EGP19.72	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 PKR73.53	$0.15 EGP8.12	-45.2%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 10.6% more for groceries

	Karachi	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR149.32	$0.76 EGP42.48	+41.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.89 PKR799.81	$2.13 EGP118.94	-26.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.33 PKR920.15	$3.57 EGP199.03	+7.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.26 PKR348.26	$1.18 EGP66.00	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 PKR388.03	$2.26 EGP125.88	+60.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 PKR159.51	$0.82 EGP45.55	+41.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.02	$0.35 EGP19.31	+36.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 PKR126.71	$0.26 EGP14.68	-42.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR67.88	$0.24 EGP13.50	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR40.50	$0.18 EGP10.10	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR41.03	$0.20 EGP10.94	+32.2%
Average			+10.6%

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pay 31.6% less for transportation

	Karachi	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.15 PKR1,423.23	$1.68 EGP93.50	-67.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 PKR2,743.49	$8.59 EGP479.03	-13.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,053.11 PKR5M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+78.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.68 PKR1,845.62	$1.91 EGP106.45	-71.4%
Average			-31.6%

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pay 50.1% more for housing

	Karachi	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.24 PKR3,657.98	$14.10 EGP786.06	+6.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$119.43 PKR32,998.58	$216.90 EGP12,089.78	+81.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$74.38 PKR20,551.21	$191.78 EGP10,689.44	+157.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.68 PKR23,950.85	$20.76 EGP1,157.28	-76.0%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Karachi	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$51.74 PKR14,297.31	$123.08 EGP6,860.17	+137.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,942.52 PKR537K	$3,562.03 EGP199K	+83.4%
Average			+108.8%

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pay 0.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Karachi	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 PKR598.58	$1.48 EGP82.50	-31.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 PKR594.74	$1.78 EGP99.09	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 PKR498.82	$2.01 EGP111.77	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.46 PKR5,930.36	$29.87 EGP1,664.65	+39.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.33 PKR1,197.16	$4.77 EGP266.13	+10.2%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 88.1% more for clothing

	Karachi	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$17.80 PKR4,916.90	$40.94 EGP2,282.04	+130.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.21 PKR6,413.34	$50.61 EGP2,820.95	+118.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.83 PKR18,741.22	$115.71 EGP6,449.67	+70.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.92 PKR11,306.49	$59.84 EGP3,335.46	+46.2%
Average			+88.1%

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