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Egypt

Cairo vs. Mogadishu Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 10.2% cheaper than Mogadishu.

Restaurants: pay 6.1% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 50.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 54.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Mogadishu. Expenses including transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Mogadishu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.1% more for restaurants

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.00 SOS1,717	$4.77 EGP255.20	+59.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SOS2,576	$5.92 EGP316.45	+31.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.17 SOS668	$0.35 EGP18.91	-69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 SOS296	$0.15 EGP7.79	-71.8%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 50.3% less for groceries

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.62 SOS930	$0.76 EGP40.74	-53.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.50 SOS1,431	$2.13 EGP114.06	-14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.92 SOS2,817	$3.57 EGP190.86	-27.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 SOS1,087	$1.18 EGP63.29	-37.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.76 SOS1,006	$2.26 EGP120.71	+28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 SOS974	$0.82 EGP43.68	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SOS260	$0.35 EGP18.52	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 SOS779	$0.26 EGP14.08	-80.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 SOS332	$0.24 EGP12.94	-58.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 SOS389	$0.18 EGP9.68	-73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 SOS454	$0.20 EGP10.49	-75.3%
Average			-50.3%

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pay 54.0% less for transportation

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.38 SOS1,935	$1.68 EGP89.66	-50.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP459.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,276.12 EGP2M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 SOS3,091	$1.91 EGP102.08	-64.6%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$66.67 SOS38,156	$14.10 EGP753.78	-78.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$195.00 SOS112K	$216.90 EGP11,593.41	+11.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$77.50 SOS44,357	$191.78 EGP10,250.57	+147.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$122.35 SOS70,028	$20.76 EGP1,109.77	-83.0%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.33 SOS44,834	$123.08 EGP6,578.51	+57.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$760.00 SOS435K	$3,562.03 EGP190K	+368.7%
Average			+171.4%

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pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	??	$1.48 EGP79.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 SOS1,145	$1.78 EGP95.02	-11.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$2.01 EGP107.18
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.67 SOS18,124	$29.87 EGP1,596.30	-5.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.77 EGP255.20
Average			-8.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Mogadishu	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.00 SOS8,013	$40.94 EGP2,188.35	+192.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$14.00 SOS8,013	$50.61 EGP2,705.13	+261.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$25.00 SOS14,309	$115.71 EGP6,184.87	+362.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$32.50 SOS18,601	$59.84 EGP3,198.52	+84.1%
Average			+208.1%

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