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Cairo vs. Rawalpindi Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 43.6% more expensive than Rawalpindi.

Restaurants: pay 26.2% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 4.8% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 10.8% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.8% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 99.7% more in Cairo

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries in Cairo are more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Rawalpindi Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 26.2% more for restaurants

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.77 PKR498.15	$4.16 EGP198.00	+135.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.30 PKR1,494.46	$5.19 EGP247.51	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 PKR100.88	$0.38 EGP18.15	+6.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.22 PKR61.77	$0.14 EGP6.85	-34.5%
Average			+26.2%

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pay 4.8% more for groceries

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 PKR151.12	$0.60 EGP28.55	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.05 PKR860.63	$1.88 EGP89.38	-38.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.18 PKR896.78	$3.73 EGP177.64	+17.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.15 PKR325.32	$1.45 EGP68.95	+25.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 PKR419.49	$2.06 EGP98.36	+38.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 PKR125.65	$0.74 EGP35.43	+66.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.30 PKR84.53	$0.34 EGP15.97	+11.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 PKR118.93	$0.28 EGP13.55	-32.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 PKR66.36	$0.13 EGP6.01	-46.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 PKR45.71	$0.19 EGP8.97	+16.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.22 PKR62.62	$0.19 EGP8.88	-16.2%
Average			+4.8%

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.50 PKR986.30	$1.36 EGP64.90	-61.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.73 PKR2,739.85	$6.44 EGP306.91	-33.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,682.51 PKR4,981,548.07	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+111.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.66 PKR1,030.18	$2.66 EGP126.72	-27.3%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 10.8% more for housing

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.40 PKR4,901.84	$12.92 EGP615.43	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$145.44 PKR40,973.23	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$68.96 PKR19,428.04	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+98.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.25 PKR23,171.79	$19.12 EGP911.30	-76.7%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$43.22 PKR12,175.65	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+114.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$772.68 PKR217,681.20	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	+186.1%
Average			+150.4%

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pay 15.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.77 PKR498.15	$1.45 EGP69.30	-17.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.74 PKR488.81	$1.62 EGP76.99	-6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.95 PKR547.97	$2.08 EGP99.00	+6.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$9.06 PKR2,553.04	$17.31 EGP825.00	+91.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 PKR996.31	$3.74 EGP178.20	+5.7%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 99.7% more for clothing

	Rawalpindi	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.77 PKR3,597.78	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	+165.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.09 PKR6,505.90	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+96.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.51 PKR25,499.99	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.79 PKR8,391.99	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	+106.8%
Average			+99.7%

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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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