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Cairo vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 72.2% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 84.4% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 75.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 70.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 85.8% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 66.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 43.6% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.4% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,825	$4.06 EGP205.26	-79.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,545	$4.71 EGP238.10	-73.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK445	$0.33 EGP16.91	-89.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK309	$0.12 EGP6.19	-94.4%
Average			-84.4%

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pay 75.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK510	$0.65 EGP32.81	-82.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK1,096	$1.59 EGP80.17	-79.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK905	$3.40 EGP171.85	-46.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK813	$1.45 EGP73.30	-74.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,334	$1.96 EGP99.07	-79.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK198	$0.68 EGP34.58	-51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK143	$0.23 EGP11.78	-76.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK172	$0.16 EGP8.04	-86.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK314	$0.19 EGP9.73	-91.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK203	$0.22 EGP10.94	-84.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK132	$0.19 EGP9.59	-79.7%
Average			-75.8%

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pay 70.3% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,201	$1.01 EGP51.30	-88.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK10,587	$8.12 EGP410.52	-89.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,995,702	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,397	$2.50 EGP126.23	-89.6%
Average			-70.3%

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pay 85.8% less for housing

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK9,868	$9.69 EGP490.09	-86.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK278,408	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	-89.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK254,718	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	-92.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK7,620	$13.65 EGP690.22	-74.7%
Average			-85.8%

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pay 66.5% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK35,612	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	-65.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK846,592	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	-67.5%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 79.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,527	$1.42 EGP71.84	-86.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK749	$1.54 EGP77.75	-71.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,729	$1.83 EGP92.37	-85.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK9,879	$18.55 EGP937.98	-73.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK2,087	$3.04 EGP153.94	-79.4%
Average			-79.2%

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pay 43.6% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK15,391	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	-65.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK7,023	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	-0.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK21,448	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK27,423	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	-72.4%
Average			-43.6%

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