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Cairo vs. Porec Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 48.9% cheaper than Porec.

Restaurants: pay 73.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 47.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 42.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 71.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 33.2% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Porec Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.1% less for restaurants

	Porec	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.02 HRK90.69	$4.16 EGP197.67	-70.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.34 HRK60.46	$5.19 EGP247.09	-44.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 HRK15.12	$0.38 EGP18.12	-83.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 HRK15.12	$0.14 EGP6.83	-93.8%
Average			-73.1%

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pay 47.5% less for groceries

	Porec	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.93 HRK6.05	$0.60 EGP28.50	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.50 HRK22.67	$1.88 EGP89.23	-46.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.05 HRK32.68	$3.73 EGP177.34	-26.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 HRK22.67	$1.45 EGP68.83	-58.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 HRK13.71	$2.06 EGP98.19	-2.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 HRK5.14	$0.74 EGP35.37	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 HRK5.27	$0.34 EGP15.94	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 HRK6.21	$0.28 EGP13.53	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 HRK6.86	$0.13 EGP6.00	-88.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 HRK4.50	$0.19 EGP8.95	-72.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 HRK2.74	$0.19 EGP8.86	-56.0%
Average			-47.5%

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pay 42.9% less for transportation

	Porec	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.64 HRK42.98	$1.36 EGP64.79	-79.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,199.74 HRK188,943.93	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+28.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.68 HRK75.58	$2.66 EGP126.51	-77.2%
Average			-42.9%

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pay 71.3% less for housing

	Porec	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.74 HRK224.80	$12.92 EGP614.39	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.99 HRK3,778.88	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-63.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$525.60 HRK3,400.99	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-73.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$129.51 HRK838.02	$19.12 EGP909.77	-85.2%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Porec	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$490.56 HRK3,174.26	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-81.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,823.55 HRK82,977.87	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-82.8%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Porec	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.50 HRK22.67	$1.45 EGP69.19	-58.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.34 HRK15.12	$1.62 EGP76.86	-30.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.72 HRK37.03	$2.08 EGP98.84	-63.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$116.80 HRK755.78	$17.31 EGP823.61	-85.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.76 HRK56.68	$3.74 EGP177.90	-57.3%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 33.2% more for clothing

	Porec	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.04 HRK226.73	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.04 HRK226.73	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.40 HRK377.89	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+100.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.40 HRK377.89	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+5.5%
Average			+33.2%

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