Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 62.5% more expensive than Nuku'alofa.

Restaurants
pay 72.3% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 65.5% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 64.5% more in Cairo
Housing
pay 91.4% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 64.3% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 4.5 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Nuku'alofa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Nuku'alofa, you would:

pay 72.3% less for restaurants

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.40
TOP20.46
$4.06
EGP203.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.50
TOP25.57
$4.71
EGP236.54
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.66
TOP6.48
$0.33
EGP16.80

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pay 65.5% less for groceries

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.05
TOP2.56
$0.65
EGP32.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.55
TOP11.08
$1.59
EGP79.64
Milk (1 gallon) $5.99
TOP14.59
$3.40
EGP170.72

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pay 64.5% more for transportation

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.57
TOP13.55
$1.01
EGP50.96
Monthly public transit pass $42.01
TOP102.29
$8.12
EGP407.82
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,881.34
TOP14,320.94
$36,284.10
EGP1,822,451.10

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pay 91.4% less for housing

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$126.03
TOP306.88
$9.69
EGP486.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $208.74
EGP10,484.40
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $129.60
EGP6,509.45

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $159.64
TOP388.71
$87.26
EGP4,382.91
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $252.06
TOP613.75
$1,948.40
EGP97,862.93

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pay 64.3% less for entertainment and sports

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.36
TOP8.18
$1.42
EGP71.37
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.94
TOP7.16
$1.54
EGP77.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.29
TOP25.06
$1.83
EGP91.76

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pay 4.5 times more for clothing

 
Nuku'alofa
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$4.20
TOP10.23
$37.28
EGP1,872.50
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$17.85
TOP43.47
$49.39
EGP2,480.91
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$21.00
TOP51.15
$97.57
EGP4,900.81

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