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Cairo vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 47.7% cheaper than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 65.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 55.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 35.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 76.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 65.1% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.50 CLF0.2500	$4.16 EGP198.00	-60.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.10 CLF0.1900	$5.19 EGP247.51	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 CLF0.0400	$0.38 EGP18.15	-76.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.14 EGP6.85	-87.7%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 55.7% less for groceries

	Santiago	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 CLF0.0400	$0.60 EGP28.55	-61.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.13 CLF0.1200	$1.88 EGP89.38	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.52 CLF0.1100	$3.73 EGP177.64	-17.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.01 CLF0.0900	$1.45 EGP68.95	-64.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 CLF0.0700	$2.06 EGP98.36	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.74 EGP35.43	-17.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$0.34 EGP15.97	-52.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 CLF0.0200	$0.28 EGP13.55	-69.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$0.13 EGP6.01	-85.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 CLF0.0200	$0.19 EGP8.97	-76.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$0.19 EGP8.88	-74.9%
Average			-55.7%

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pay 35.8% less for transportation

	Santiago	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 CLF0.1200	$1.36 EGP64.90	-73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.99 CLF0.9900	$6.44 EGP306.91	-84.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,201.90 CLF454.2600	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+94.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.86 CLF0.3000	$2.66 EGP126.72	-79.3%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Santiago	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.76 CLF0.5100	$12.92 EGP615.43	-40.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$502.56 CLF11.8900	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$424.00 CLF10.0300	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$107.40 CLF2.5400	$19.12 EGP911.30	-82.2%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 76.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$431.25 CLF10.2000	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	-78.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,923.79 CLF211.1100	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-75.2%
Average			-76.8%

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pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.15 CLF0.0700	$1.45 EGP69.30	-53.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0700	$1.62 EGP76.99	-47.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.56 CLF0.1300	$2.08 EGP99.00	-62.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.24 CLF0.7600	$17.31 EGP825.00	-46.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.30 CLF0.1500	$3.74 EGP178.20	-40.6%
Average			-50.2%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.82 CLF1.2700	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	-36.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.77 CLF0.7300	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+47.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.54 CLF1.7400	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+59.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.13 CLF1.9200	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	-24.1%
Average			+11.5%

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