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Cairo vs. Rio das Ostras Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 18.2% cheaper than Rio das Ostras.

Restaurants: pay 38.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 29.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 18.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 17.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 69.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 45.7% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Rio das Ostras Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Rio das Ostras, you would:

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pay 38.0% less for restaurants

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.91 R$21.29	$4.16 EGP197.67	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.34 R$34.47	$5.19 EGP247.09	-18.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 R$6.42	$0.38 EGP18.12	-67.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 R$2.84	$0.14 EGP6.83	-72.5%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 29.5% less for groceries

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 R$8.53	$0.60 EGP28.50	-61.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.73 R$20.28	$1.88 EGP89.23	-49.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.34 R$18.17	$3.73 EGP177.34	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.90 R$10.34	$1.45 EGP68.83	-23.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 R$7.91	$2.06 EGP98.19	+41.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 R$4.14	$0.74 EGP35.37	-2.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.87	$0.34 EGP15.94	-36.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.30	$0.28 EGP13.53	-32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.94	$0.13 EGP6.00	-76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 R$1.95	$0.19 EGP8.95	-47.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 R$1.92	$0.19 EGP8.86	-47.1%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 18.4% less for transportation

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.05 R$22.00	$1.36 EGP64.79	-66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,435.23 R$116,594.78	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+74.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.27 R$39.54	$2.66 EGP126.51	-63.4%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 17.9% less for housing

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.64 R$90.49	$12.92 EGP614.39	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$186.39 R$1,013.87	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	+14.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.79 R$760.40	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-1.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.89 R$271.36	$19.12 EGP909.77	-61.7%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 69.3% less for childcare

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$304.44 R$1,655.98	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-69.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,176.14 R$39,033.90	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-69.2%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 0.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.93 R$5.07	$1.45 EGP69.19	+56.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.62 R$8.79	$1.62 EGP76.86
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.05 R$11.15	$2.08 EGP98.84	+1.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.37 R$121.66	$17.31 EGP823.61	-22.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.78 R$31.43	$3.74 EGP177.90	-35.3%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 45.7% more for clothing

	Rio das Ostras	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.19 R$283.88	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.10 R$141.94	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+73.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.58 R$329.51	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+93.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.01 R$223.05	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+50.2%
Average			+45.7%

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