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Cairo vs. Roxas Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 25.2% more expensive than Roxas.

Restaurants: pay 14.9% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 20.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 50.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 78.9% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Roxas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.9% more for restaurants

	Roxas	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱156.16	$4.16 EGP219.60	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.44 ₱208.21	$5.19 EGP274.50	+51.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 ₱32.10	$0.38 EGP20.13	-28.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.19 ₱11.45	$0.14 EGP7.59	-24.1%
Average			+14.9%

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pay 20.4% less for groceries

	Roxas	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.05 ₱63.59	$0.60 EGP31.66	-43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.87 ₱173.51	$1.88 EGP99.13	-34.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.23 ₱256.15	$3.73 EGP197.02	-11.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.17 ₱131.17	$1.45 EGP76.47	-33.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$0.86 ₱51.94	$2.06 EGP109.09	+140.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 ₱35.42	$0.74 EGP39.29	+27.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱30.69	$0.34 EGP17.71	-33.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 ₱37.78	$0.28 EGP15.03	-54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 ₱30.69	$0.13 EGP6.67	-75.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 ₱27.39	$0.19 EGP9.95	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 ₱21.25	$0.19 EGP9.85	-46.9%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	Roxas	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.13 ₱249.99	$1.36 EGP71.98	-67.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP340.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,224.21 ₱1M	$37,398.47 EGP2M	+61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 ₱222.62	$2.66 EGP140.55	-27.7%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 50.7% less for housing

	Roxas	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.51 ₱1,664.65	$12.92 EGP682.56	-53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.06 ₱20,821.18	$213.48 EGP11,281.94	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$137.13 EGP7,246.91
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.00 ₱2,965.13	$19.12 EGP1,010.71	-61.0%
Average			-50.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Roxas	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$34.41 ₱2,082.12	$92.85 EGP4,906.76	+169.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,210.79 EGP117K
Average			+169.9%

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pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Roxas	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 ₱57.26	$1.45 EGP76.86	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 ₱118.68	$1.62 EGP85.39	-17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.92 ₱176.98	$2.08 EGP109.80	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$17.31 EGP914.99
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.16 ₱312.32	$3.74 EGP197.64	-27.5%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 78.9% more for clothing

	Roxas	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.01 ₱2,602.65	$33.96 EGP1,794.57	-21.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$22.36 ₱1,352.86	$45.38 EGP2,398.48	+103.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.21 ₱3,643.71	$117.30 EGP6,198.81	+94.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.80 ₱1,561.59	$61.59 EGP3,254.84	+138.7%
Average			+78.9%

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