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Cairo vs. Quetta Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 99.9% more expensive than Quetta.

Restaurants: pay 2.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 32.9% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 27.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 79.3% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.9% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 3.7 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Quetta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5% less for restaurants

	Quetta	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.54 PKR996.31	$4.16 EGP198.00	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.42 PKR1,245.39	$5.19 EGP247.51	+17.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 PKR122.88	$0.38 EGP18.15	-12.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.21 PKR59.78	$0.14 EGP6.85	-32.3%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 32.9% more for groceries

	Quetta	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.44 PKR122.88	$0.60 EGP28.55	+37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.48 PKR697.42	$1.88 EGP89.38	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.68 PKR754.29	$3.73 EGP177.64	+39.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.13 PKR318.82	$1.45 EGP68.95	+27.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.05 PKR297.14	$2.06 EGP98.36	+95.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.38 PKR107.33	$0.74 EGP35.43	+95.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR68.92	$0.34 EGP15.97	+37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.25 PKR70.05	$0.28 EGP13.55	+14.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 PKR51.97	$0.13 EGP6.01	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.13 PKR35.59	$0.19 EGP8.97	+49.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.15 PKR42.93	$0.19 EGP8.88	+22.3%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 27.3% less for transportation

	Quetta	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 PKR985.61	$1.36 EGP64.90	-61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	$6.44 EGP306.91	+21.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.60 PKR1,295.20	$2.66 EGP126.72	-42.2%
Average			-27.3%

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pay 79.3% more for housing

	Quetta	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.15 PKR3,985.24	$12.92 EGP615.43	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$70.73 PKR19,926.19	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+201.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$49.51 PKR13,948.33	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+177.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.57 PKR11,428.26	$19.12 EGP911.30	-52.9%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Quetta	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.48 PKR9,714.02	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+169.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$424.38 PKR119,557.15	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	+420.9%
Average			+295.1%

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pay 55.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Quetta	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 PKR498.15	$1.45 EGP69.30	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 PKR464.94	$1.62 EGP76.99	-2.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.77 PKR498.15	$2.08 EGP99.00	+17.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$4.95 PKR1,394.83	$17.31 EGP825.00	+249.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.83 PKR797.05	$3.74 EGP178.20	+32.2%
Average			+55.9%

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pay 3.7 times more for clothing

	Quetta	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+380.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$7.07 PKR1,992.62	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+541.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.41 PKR24,907.74	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+32.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.47 PKR8,302.58	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+109.0%
Average			+265.9%

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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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