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Cairo vs. Kota Damansara Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 40.8% cheaper than Kota Damansara.

Restaurants: pay 32.4% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 52.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 61.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 52.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.6% less in Cairo

Expenses including housing, groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Kota Damansara Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Kota Damansara, you would:

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pay 32.4% less for restaurants

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.74 MYR19.48	$4.16 EGP197.67	-12.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 MYR19.48	$5.19 EGP247.09	+9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 MYR3.64	$0.38 EGP18.12	-57.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 MYR1.95	$0.14 EGP6.83	-69.7%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 52.5% less for groceries

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.98 MYR4.01	$0.60 EGP28.50	-38.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.13 MYR29.30	$1.88 EGP89.23	-73.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 MYR28.83	$3.73 EGP177.34	-46.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.86 MYR7.66	$1.45 EGP68.83	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 MYR8.61	$2.06 EGP98.19	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.32 MYR5.43	$0.74 EGP35.37	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.79	$0.34 EGP15.94	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 MYR5.02	$0.28 EGP13.53	-76.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MYR2.84	$0.13 EGP6.00	-81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MYR2.80	$0.19 EGP8.95	-72.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 MYR2.55	$0.19 EGP8.86	-70.0%
Average			-52.5%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.87 MYR7.67	$1.36 EGP64.79	-27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.85 MYR48.71	$6.44 EGP306.39	-45.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,947.63 MYR156,002.71	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.87 MYR28.25	$2.66 EGP126.51	-61.3%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.15 MYR123.96	$12.92 EGP614.39	-57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.42 MYR2,435.43	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-64.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$426.54 MYR1,753.51	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-67.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.21 MYR181.76	$19.12 EGP909.77	-56.7%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 52.0% less for childcare

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$153.04 MYR629.15	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-39.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,279.62 MYR25,815.52	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-64.8%
Average			-52.0%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.27 MYR17.54	$1.45 EGP69.19	-65.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 MYR11.95	$1.62 EGP76.86	-44.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.27 MYR17.54	$2.08 EGP98.84	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.90 MYR213.34	$17.31 EGP823.61	-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.98 MYR20.46	$3.74 EGP177.90	-24.8%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 2.6% less for clothing

	Kota Damansara	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.20 MYR255.72	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.10 MYR152.54	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+22.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.07 MYR349.73	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+37.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.47 MYR339.05	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-25.3%
Average			-2.6%

Kota Damansara vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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