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Cairo vs. Paranaque City Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 12.1% cheaper than Paranaque City.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 51.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 12.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 0.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 59.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Paranaque City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Paranaque City, you would:

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pay 2.5% less for restaurants

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 ₱241.87	$4.16 EGP197.75	+0.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.58 ₱151.17	$5.19 EGP247.19	+101.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 ₱46.11	$0.38 EGP18.13	-51.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₱21.16	$0.14 EGP6.84	-60.2%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 51.4% less for groceries

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 ₱72.61	$0.60 EGP28.51	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.58 ₱151.17	$1.88 EGP89.27	-27.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 ₱387.85	$3.73 EGP177.41	-43.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 ₱112.54	$1.45 EGP68.86	-24.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.87 ₱109.71	$2.06 EGP98.23	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.93 ₱113.14	$0.74 EGP35.38	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 ₱40.23	$0.34 EGP15.95	-51.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 ₱75.88	$0.28 EGP13.53	-78.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 ₱42.97	$0.13 EGP6.00	-82.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.19	$0.19 EGP8.96	-75.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 ₱53.33	$0.19 EGP8.87	-79.5%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 12.5% less for transportation

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₱241.36	$1.36 EGP64.82	-66.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.32 ₱604.67	$6.44 EGP306.52	-37.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,224.21 ₱1,360,508.79	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,793.01	+61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.84 ₱166.28	$2.66 EGP126.56	-6.3%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.12 ₱1,647.26	$12.92 EGP614.65	-54.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$331.16 ₱19,399.85	$213.48 EGP10,159.48	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.55 ₱16,376.49	$137.13 EGP6,525.91	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.28 ₱6,225.87	$19.12 EGP910.15	-82.0%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 0.3% less for childcare

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$78.85 ₱4,619.01	$92.85 EGP4,418.58	+17.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,709.49 ₱158,726.03	$2,210.79 EGP105,211.72	-18.4%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 21.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 ₱70.54	$1.45 EGP69.21	+20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.89 ₱110.60	$1.62 EGP76.89	-14.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.32 ₱136.05	$2.08 EGP98.88	-10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 ₱2,519.46	$17.31 EGP823.96	-59.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 ₱403.11	$3.74 EGP177.98	-45.7%
Average			-21.9%

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pay 59.5% more for clothing

	Paranaque City	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.44 ₱2,076.04	$33.96 EGP1,616.03	-4.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.48 ₱907.01	$45.38 EGP2,159.85	+193.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.51 ₱3,779.19	$117.30 EGP5,582.08	+81.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.18 ₱5,341.26	$61.59 EGP2,931.01	-32.5%
Average			+59.5%

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