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Cairo vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 64.9% cheaper than San Pawl Il-bahar.

Restaurants: pay 73.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 61.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 62.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 74.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 67.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 27.7% more in Cairo

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

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Cairo vs. San Pawl Il-bahar Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of San Pawl Il-bahar, you would:

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pay 73.2% less for restaurants

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.60 €17.58	$4.77 EGP256.73	-75.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €10.05	$5.92 EGP318.34	-47.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 €2.21	$0.35 EGP19.03	-85.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.81	$0.15 EGP7.84	-92.8%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 61.9% less for groceries

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 €1.07	$0.76 EGP40.98	-36.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.70	$2.13 EGP114.74	-48.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 €4.61	$3.57 EGP192.00	-30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.55 €3.19	$1.18 EGP63.67	-66.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 €3.19	$2.26 EGP121.44	-36.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.23	$0.82 EGP43.94	-40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$0.35 EGP18.63	-63.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 €1.18	$0.26 EGP14.16	-80.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 €1.14	$0.24 EGP13.02	-80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$0.18 EGP9.74	-74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.20 EGP10.55	-76.2%
Average			-61.9%

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pay 62.0% less for transportation

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.10	$1.68 EGP90.20	-70.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP462.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	$32,276.12 EGP2M	-14.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €21.10	$1.91 EGP102.69	-91.9%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 74.6% less for housing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.31 €36.16	$14.10 EGP758.29	-65.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.77 €879.00	$216.90 EGP11,662.78	-77.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$858.46 €770.17	$191.78 EGP10,311.90	-77.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.53 €39.95	$20.76 EGP1,116.41	-53.4%
Average			-74.6%

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €329.30	$123.08 EGP6,617.87	-66.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	$3,562.03 EGP192K	-68.0%
Average			-67.2%

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pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €4.02	$1.48 EGP79.59	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 €2.31	$1.78 EGP95.59	-31.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.33 €5.68	$2.01 EGP107.83	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.39 €45.21	$29.87 EGP1,605.85	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.94 €8.92	$4.77 EGP256.73	-52.0%
Average			-51.5%

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pay 27.7% more for clothing

	San Pawl Il-bahar	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.39 €20.09	$40.94 EGP2,201.44	+82.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.22 €29.80	$50.61 EGP2,721.31	+52.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.04 €87.06	$115.71 EGP6,221.87	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.65 €66.97	$59.84 EGP3,217.65	-19.8%
Average			+27.7%

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