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Cairo vs. Kolhapur Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 63.1% more expensive than Kolhapur.

Restaurants: pay 98.0% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 12.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. Kolhapur Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.0% more for restaurants

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 ₹196.26	$4.77 EGP262.98	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₹245.33	$5.92 EGP326.09	+129.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 ₹40.23	$0.35 EGP19.49	-16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.10 ₹9.81	$0.15 EGP8.03	+41.0%
Average			+98.0%

Kolhapur vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 ₹45.14	$0.76 EGP41.98	+60.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.09 ₹198.72	$2.13 EGP117.54	+2.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.71 ₹257.24	$3.57 EGP196.68	+31.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.82 ₹77.43	$1.18 EGP65.22	+45.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 ₹141.55	$2.26 EGP124.39	+51.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 ₹70.11	$0.82 EGP45.01	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 ₹24.48	$0.35 EGP19.09	+34.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 ₹66.77	$0.26 EGP14.51	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 ₹27.45	$0.24 EGP13.34	-16.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.59	$0.18 EGP9.98	-12.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹19.14	$0.20 EGP10.81	-2.6%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 12.1% less for transportation

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₹392.97	$1.68 EGP92.40	-59.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.34 ₹981.31	$8.59 EGP473.36	-16.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,919.29 ₹1M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+149.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.89 ₹274.77	$1.91 EGP105.19	-34.0%
Average			-12.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.45 ₹612.83	$14.10 EGP776.76	+118.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$99.22 ₹9,420.61	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$62.01 ₹5,887.88	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	+209.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$21.54 ₹2,044.88	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	-3.6%
Average			+122.1%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$28.42 ₹2,698.61	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	+333.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,171.35 ₹111K	$3,562.03 EGP196K	+204.1%
Average			+262.9%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 ₹176.64	$1.48 EGP81.52	-20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.28 ₹121.68	$1.78 EGP97.92	+38.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.13 ₹392.53	$2.01 EGP110.45	-51.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$12.40 ₹1,177.58	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	+140.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.58 ₹245.33	$4.77 EGP262.98	+84.8%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Kolhapur	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.54 ₹1,570.10	$40.94 EGP2,255.05	+147.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.46 ₹2,512.16	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	+91.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.94 ₹2,747.48	$115.71 EGP6,373.39	+299.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$38.76 ₹3,679.92	$59.84 EGP3,296.01	+54.4%
Average			+132.5%

Kolhapur vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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