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Cairo vs. Kochi Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 34.1% more expensive than Kochi.

Restaurants: pay 97.8% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 1.7% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 18.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 43.9% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.1 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Kochi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 97.8% more for restaurants

	Kochi	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.55 ₹147.22	$4.77 EGP255.20	+208.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.62 ₹343.51	$5.92 EGP316.45	+63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.40 ₹38.23	$0.35 EGP18.91	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 ₹11.78	$0.15 EGP7.79	+17.5%
Average			+97.8%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% more for groceries

	Kochi	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.51 ₹48.14	$0.76 EGP40.74	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.54 ₹336.42	$2.13 EGP114.06	-39.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.34 ₹222.54	$3.57 EGP190.86	+52.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.95 ₹90.10	$1.18 EGP63.29	+24.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 ₹157.35	$2.26 EGP120.71	+36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 ₹96.53	$0.82 EGP43.68	-19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 ₹30.33	$0.35 EGP18.52	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ₹44.18	$0.26 EGP14.08	-43.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹21.36	$0.24 EGP12.94	+7.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.17 ₹15.97	$0.18 EGP9.68	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 ₹20.89	$0.20 EGP10.49	-10.8%
Average			+1.7%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.9% less for transportation

	Kochi	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.17 ₹395.74	$1.68 EGP89.66	-59.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.21 ₹1,349.50	$8.59 EGP459.36	-39.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,402.51 ₹1M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+160.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.20 ₹304.25	$1.91 EGP102.08	-40.4%
Average			-18.9%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation

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pay 43.9% more for housing

	Kochi	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.70 ₹635.77	$14.10 EGP753.78	+110.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$171.83 ₹16,316.73	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	+26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$100.38 ₹9,532.41	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	+91.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$24.59 ₹2,334.71	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	-15.6%
Average			+43.9%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of housing

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

	Kochi	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.55 ₹5,275.33	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	+121.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,839.71 ₹175K	$3,562.03 EGP190K	+93.6%
Average			+107.1%

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pay 40.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Kochi	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.63 ₹154.58	$1.48 EGP79.11	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 ₹123.23	$1.78 EGP95.02	+37.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹471.10	$2.01 EGP107.18	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$16.36 ₹1,553.97	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	+82.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.86 ₹176.66	$4.77 EGP255.20	+156.6%
Average			+40.4%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Kochi	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.11 ₹2,384.89	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+63.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.33 ₹1,645.33	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+192.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.52 ₹3,373.19	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+225.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$26.38 ₹2,504.69	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	+126.9%
Average			+143.6%

Kochi vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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