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Cairo vs. Saint Petersburg Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 46.4% cheaper than Saint Petersburg.

Restaurants: pay 50.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 40.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 51.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 38.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Saint Petersburg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Saint Petersburg, you would:

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pay 50.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.53 RUB759.29	$4.16 EGP197.55	-56.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB474.55	$5.19 EGP246.93	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 RUB79.09	$0.38 EGP18.11	-61.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 RUB38.07	$0.14 EGP6.83	-69.9%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 40.1% less for groceries

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 RUB67.06	$0.60 EGP28.48	-28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.68 RUB452.87	$1.88 EGP89.17	-67.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.33 RUB344.91	$3.73 EGP177.23	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.66 RUB131.89	$1.45 EGP68.79	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.29 RUB182.23	$2.06 EGP98.13	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 RUB62.96	$0.74 EGP35.35	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RUB61.39	$0.34 EGP15.93	-56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.61	$0.28 EGP13.52	-64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.49 RUB119.08	$0.13 EGP6.00	-91.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 RUB33.52	$0.19 EGP8.95	-55.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB22.62	$0.19 EGP8.86	-34.4%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 51.1% less for transportation

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.76 RUB219.93	$1.36 EGP64.75	-50.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.21 RUB4,000.49	$6.44 EGP306.20	-87.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,737.37 RUB2,847,323.71	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	+4.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.17 RUB730.81	$2.66 EGP126.43	-71.0%
Average			-51.1%

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pay 38.0% less for housing

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 RUB607.70	$12.92 EGP614.01	+69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$783.62 RUB62,433.50	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	-72.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$441.53 RUB35,178.23	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	-68.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$94.44 RUB7,524.16	$19.12 EGP909.19	-79.7%
Average			-38.0%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$373.01 RUB29,718.94	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	-75.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,803.31 RUB701,390.74	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-74.9%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 RUB237.28	$1.45 EGP69.14	-51.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.43 RUB193.67	$1.62 EGP76.81	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.78 RUB221.14	$2.08 EGP98.77	-25.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.87 RUB3,176.30	$17.31 EGP823.09	-56.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 RUB450.35	$3.74 EGP177.79	-33.8%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Saint Petersburg	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.20 RUB7,425.95	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	-63.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.79 RUB3,887.03	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	-7.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.24 RUB9,181.83	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+1.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.44 RUB10,312.95	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	-52.4%
Average			-30.3%

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