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Cairo vs. Patna Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 56.1% more expensive than Patna.

Restaurants: pay 81.9% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 18.6% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 6.8% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Cairo

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Cairo are more expensive than in Patna. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Patna Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.9% more for restaurants

	Patna	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.07 ₹194.12	$4.77 EGP256.73	+131.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.10 ₹291.18	$5.92 EGP318.34	+90.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 ₹33.97	$0.35 EGP19.03	-2.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 ₹14.07	$0.15 EGP7.84	-2.7%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 18.6% more for groceries

	Patna	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.41 ₹38.42	$0.76 EGP40.98	+86.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.23 ₹303.80	$2.13 EGP114.74	-34.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.34 ₹219.53	$3.57 EGP192.00	+52.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.91 ₹85.17	$1.18 EGP63.67	+30.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.00 ₹93.56	$2.26 EGP121.44	+126.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 ₹58.33	$0.82 EGP43.94	+31.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 ₹29.25	$0.35 EGP18.63	+11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 ₹42.93	$0.26 EGP14.16	-42.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 ₹18.16	$0.24 EGP13.02	+25.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.15 ₹14.19	$0.18 EGP9.74	+19.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 ₹19.81	$0.20 EGP10.55	-7.0%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 6.8% more for transportation

	Patna	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ₹386.70	$1.68 EGP90.20	-59.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$4.65 ₹436.77	$8.59 EGP462.11	+84.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$13,436.06 ₹1M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+140.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.74 ₹257.21	$1.91 EGP102.69	-30.3%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Patna	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.37 ₹598.54	$14.10 EGP758.29	+121.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$105.39 ₹9,896.94	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	+105.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$61.39 ₹5,765.39	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	+212.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.25 ₹3,216.32	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	-39.4%
Average			+103.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Patna	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$54.26 ₹5,095.68	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	+126.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,653.67 ₹155K	$3,562.03 EGP192K	+115.4%
Average			+121.0%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Patna	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.91 ₹179.56	$1.48 EGP79.59	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 ₹150.44	$1.78 EGP95.59	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.96 ₹465.89	$2.01 EGP107.83	-59.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.56 ₹2,024.79	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	+38.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.36 ₹315.45	$4.77 EGP256.73	+42.1%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Patna	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.43 ₹2,200.04	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	+74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.42 ₹2,669.16	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	+78.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$37.90 ₹3,558.89	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	+205.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$33.07 ₹3,105.94	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	+80.9%
Average			+103.6%

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