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Cairo vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 44.4% cheaper than Sao Jose dos Campos.

Restaurants: pay 57.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 42.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 45.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 71.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 14.3% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Sao Jose dos Campos, you would:

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pay 57.2% less for restaurants

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.52 R$35.47	$4.16 EGP197.67	-36.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$5.19 EGP247.09	-30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 R$8.72	$0.38 EGP18.12	-76.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.57	$0.14 EGP6.83	-86.0%
Average			-57.2%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.68 R$9.12	$0.60 EGP28.50	-64.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.15 R$22.56	$1.88 EGP89.23	-54.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.48 R$24.38	$3.73 EGP177.34	-16.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.47 R$13.42	$1.45 EGP68.83	-41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.89	$2.06 EGP98.19	+13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 R$5.86	$0.74 EGP35.37	-31.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.63	$0.34 EGP15.94	-60.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.78 R$4.24	$0.28 EGP13.53	-63.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.80	$0.13 EGP6.00	-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 R$3.91	$0.19 EGP8.95	-73.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 R$3.29	$0.19 EGP8.86	-69.2%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 42.6% less for transportation

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.04 R$21.98	$1.36 EGP64.79	-66.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.91 R$173.57	$6.44 EGP306.39	-79.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,223.72 R$131,762.49	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+54.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.53 R$68.14	$2.66 EGP126.51	-78.8%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 45.1% less for housing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.89 R$97.30	$12.92 EGP614.39	-27.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.54 R$2,445.23	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$327.42 R$1,780.98	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$32.97 R$179.34	$19.12 EGP909.77	-42.0%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 71.1% less for childcare

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.36 R$1,976.45	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-74.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,834.87 R$37,177.58	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-67.7%
Average			-71.1%

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pay 30.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 R$12.67	$1.45 EGP69.19	-37.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.96 R$10.64	$1.62 EGP76.86	-17.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.80 R$15.20	$2.08 EGP98.84	-25.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.95 R$135.72	$17.31 EGP823.61	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.52 R$35.47	$3.74 EGP177.90	-42.7%
Average			-30.8%

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pay 14.3% less for clothing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.50 R$361.70	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-48.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.98 R$320.79	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	-23.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.99 R$484.03	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+31.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.51 R$405.31	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-17.3%
Average			-14.3%

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