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Cairo vs. Nassau Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 74.3% cheaper than Nassau.

Restaurants: pay 80.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 79.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 64.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 91.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 86.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 38.1% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Nassau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.1% less for restaurants

	Nassau	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.00 BSD40.00	$4.06 EGP205.30	-89.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 BSD10.00	$4.71 EGP238.15	-52.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 BSD2.18	$0.33 EGP16.92	-84.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 BSD1.71	$0.12 EGP6.19	-92.9%
Average			-80.1%

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pay 79.8% less for groceries

	Nassau	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$5.17 BSD5.17	$0.65 EGP32.82	-87.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.03 BSD4.03	$1.59 EGP80.19	-60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$19.37 BSD19.37	$3.40 EGP171.88	-82.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.38 BSD7.38	$1.45 EGP73.32	-80.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.20 BSD5.20	$1.96 EGP99.09	-62.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 BSD1.72	$0.68 EGP34.59	-60.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 BSD1.32	$0.23 EGP11.78	-82.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.11 BSD2.11	$0.16 EGP8.04	-92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 BSD2.40	$0.19 EGP9.73	-92.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.14 BSD2.14	$0.22 EGP10.94	-89.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.49 BSD1.49	$0.19 EGP9.59	-87.3%
Average			-79.8%

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pay 64.6% less for transportation

	Nassau	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 BSD5.39	$1.01 EGP51.31	-81.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.00 BSD45.00	$8.12 EGP410.60	-82.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,500.00 BSD37,500.00	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	-3.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$30.85 BSD30.85	$2.50 EGP126.26	-91.9%
Average			-64.6%

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pay 91.7% less for housing

	Nassau	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$104.29 BSD104.29	$9.69 EGP490.19	-90.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,862.50 BSD1,862.50	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	-88.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,800.00 BSD1,800.00	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	-92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$249.29 BSD249.29	$13.65 EGP690.36	-94.5%
Average			-91.7%

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pay 86.7% less for childcare

	Nassau	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$640.00 BSD640.00	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	-86.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,916.67 BSD14,916.67	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	-86.9%
Average			-86.7%

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pay 79.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Nassau	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00 BSD5.00	$1.42 EGP71.86	-71.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.75 BSD5.75	$1.54 EGP77.77	-73.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.00 BSD11.00	$1.83 EGP92.39	-83.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.88 BSD113.88	$18.55 EGP938.18	-83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.00 BSD18.00	$3.04 EGP153.98	-83.1%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 38.1% less for clothing

	Nassau	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.50 BSD67.50	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	-44.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$76.67 BSD76.67	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	-35.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.00 BSD117.00	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.00 BSD120.00	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	-55.3%
Average			-38.1%

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