Cost of living comparison

compared to

Cairo vs. Marlborough Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 72.9% cheaper than Marlborough.

Restaurants
pay 75.6% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 58.1% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 27.1% less in Cairo
Housing
pay 88.7% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 94.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 62.4% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 80.3% more in Cairo

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and transportation are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Marlborough Cost Breakdown

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

pay 75.6% less for restaurants

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$4.77
EGP256.73
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.00
 
$5.92
EGP318.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
 
$0.35
EGP19.03

Improve prices ·

pay 58.1% less for groceries

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$2.72
 
$0.76
EGP40.98
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.22
 
$2.13
EGP114.74
Milk (1 gallon) $3.26
 
$3.57
EGP192.00

Improve prices ·

pay 27.1% less for transportation

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.76
 
$1.68
EGP90.20
Monthly public transit pass ?? $8.59
EGP462.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
 
$32,276.12
EGP2M

Improve prices ·

pay 88.7% less for housing

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$47.50
 
$14.10
EGP758.29
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,169.00
 
$216.90
EGP11,662.78
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,897.50
 
$191.78
EGP10,311.90

Improve prices ·

pay 94.2% less for childcare

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,138.00
 
$123.08
EGP6,617.87
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,562.03
EGP192K

Improve prices ·

pay 62.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.00
 
$1.48
EGP79.59
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.20
 
$1.78
EGP95.59
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.24
 
$2.01
EGP107.83

Improve prices ·

pay 80.3% more for clothing

 
Marlborough
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$38.50
 
$40.94
EGP2,201.44
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$16.33
 
$50.61
EGP2,721.31
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$65.00
 
$115.71
EGP6,221.87

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. Egypt. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and Egypt.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Cairo or Marlborough. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.