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Cairo vs. North Shore Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 61.1% cheaper than North Shore.

Restaurants: pay 71.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 63.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 46.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 79.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 86.6% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 11.9% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. North Shore Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of North Shore, you would:

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pay 71.8% less for restaurants

	North Shore	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$4.16 EGP197.75	-71.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 NZ$15.03	$5.19 EGP247.19	-40.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 NZ$3.76	$0.38 EGP18.13	-82.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 NZ$3.81	$0.14 EGP6.84	-93.5%
Average			-71.8%

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pay 63.9% less for groceries

	North Shore	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.45 NZ$2.52	$0.60 EGP28.51	-58.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 NZ$6.96	$1.88 EGP89.27	-53.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.37 NZ$11.07	$3.73 EGP177.41	-41.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.71 NZ$9.92	$1.45 EGP68.86	-74.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.18 NZ$7.25	$2.06 EGP98.23	-50.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.11	$0.74 EGP35.38	-38.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 NZ$1.64	$0.34 EGP15.95	-64.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NZ$2.40	$0.28 EGP13.53	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.04 NZ$3.55	$0.13 EGP6.00	-93.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 NZ$1.40	$0.19 EGP8.96	-76.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 NZ$1.14	$0.19 EGP8.87	-71.5%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 46.9% less for transportation

	North Shore	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.10 NZ$10.60	$1.36 EGP64.82	-77.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.02 NZ$107.75	$6.44 EGP306.52	-89.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,077.19 NZ$40,092.42	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	+62.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.27 NZ$26.52	$2.66 EGP126.56	-82.6%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 79.5% less for housing

	North Shore	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.52 NZ$84.30	$12.92 EGP614.65	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,013.76 NZ$1,761.23	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	-78.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$764.53 NZ$1,328.23	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	-82.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$117.26 NZ$203.72	$19.12 EGP910.15	-83.7%
Average			-79.5%

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pay 86.6% less for childcare

	North Shore	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$878.54 NZ$1,526.30	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	-89.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,628.73 NZ$23,677.44	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	-83.8%
Average			-86.6%

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pay 66.8% less for entertainment and sports

	North Shore	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.92 NZ$12.03	$1.45 EGP69.21	-79.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$6.01	$1.62 EGP76.89	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.23 NZ$42.10	$2.08 EGP98.88	-91.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$27.69 NZ$48.11	$17.31 EGP823.96	-37.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.85 NZ$24.06	$3.74 EGP177.98	-73.0%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 11.9% less for clothing

	North Shore	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.87 NZ$117.91	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	-50.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 NZ$67.66	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	+16.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 NZ$157.03	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	+29.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	-43.8%
Average			-11.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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