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Cairo vs. Republic of the Congo Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 56.2% cheaper than Republic of the Congo overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 65.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 52.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 79.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Republic of the Congo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

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pay 69.0% less for restaurants

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.06 FCFA7,299	$4.16 EGP197.55	-68.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.37 FCFA5,234	$5.19 EGP246.93	-44.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 FCFA769	$0.38 EGP18.11	-72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 FCFA876	$0.14 EGP6.83	-90.8%
Average			-69.0%

Republic of the Congo vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 65.4% less for groceries

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.52 FCFA1,408	$0.60 EGP28.48	-76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.66 FCFA2,604	$1.88 EGP89.17	-59.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.84 FCFA4,940	$3.73 EGP177.23	-57.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.07 FCFA1,714	$1.45 EGP68.79	-52.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.15 FCFA1,761	$2.06 EGP98.13	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 FCFA604	$0.74 EGP35.35	-31.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 FCFA597	$0.34 EGP15.93	-68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 FCFA1,032	$0.28 EGP13.52	-84.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.28 FCFA713	$0.13 EGP6.00	-90.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 FCFA608	$0.19 EGP8.95	-82.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.97 FCFA543	$0.19 EGP8.86	-80.8%
Average			-65.4%

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pay 52.7% less for transportation

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.08 FCFA2,841	$1.36 EGP64.75	-73.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.59 FCFA12,625	$6.44 EGP306.20	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,895.05 FCFA18,384,370	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	+13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.24 FCFA7,400	$2.66 EGP126.43	-79.9%
Average			-52.7%

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pay 79.1% less for housing

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.34 FCFA36,516	$12.92 EGP614.01	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$988.85 FCFA552,647	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$393.90 FCFA220,144	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.94 FCFA146,951	$19.12 EGP909.19	-92.7%
Average			-79.1%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.92 FCFA169,853	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	-69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,033.33 FCFA3,371,907	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-63.4%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 60.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.10 FCFA1,734	$1.45 EGP69.14	-53.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.75 FCFA2,655	$1.62 EGP76.81	-66.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 FCFA2,189	$2.08 EGP98.77	-47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.17 FCFA35,305	$17.31 EGP823.09	-72.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.42 FCFA5,824	$3.74 EGP177.79	-64.1%
Average			-60.6%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Republic of the Congo	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.67 FCFA23,287	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	-18.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.42 FCFA22,588	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	+12.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.11 FCFA50,920	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.00 FCFA44,710	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	-23.0%
Average			-0.1%

Republic of the Congo vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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