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Cairo vs. Sari Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 34.1% more expensive than Sari.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 28.8% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 34.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 20.7% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 91.4% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Sari Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.9% less for restaurants

	Sari	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.80 IRR160,028	$4.16 EGP197.67	+9.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 IRR189,506	$5.19 EGP247.09	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IRR19,798	$0.38 EGP18.12	-19.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 IRR22,741	$0.14 EGP6.83	-73.4%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 28.8% more for groceries

	Sari	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 IRR22,591	$0.60 EGP28.50	+11.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.89 IRR79,438	$1.88 EGP89.23	-0.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.35 IRR99,064	$3.73 EGP177.34	+58.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.11 IRR46,868	$1.45 EGP68.83	+30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.37 IRR57,688	$2.06 EGP98.19	+50.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.18 IRR7,641	$0.74 EGP35.37	+309.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.42 IRR17,765	$0.34 EGP15.94	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.38 IRR16,023	$0.28 EGP13.53	-25.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 IRR12,056	$0.13 EGP6.00	-55.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 IRR10,249	$0.19 EGP8.95	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 IRR9,695	$0.19 EGP8.86	-19.1%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 34.1% less for transportation

	Sari	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.69 IRR113,076	$1.36 EGP64.79	-49.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 IRR421,125	$6.44 EGP306.39	-35.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$68,000.00 IRR2,863,650,000	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	-45.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.85 IRR120,021	$2.66 EGP126.51	-6.7%
Average			-34.1%

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pay 20.7% more for housing

	Sari	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.76 IRR242,422	$12.92 EGP614.39	+124.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.33 IRR22,881,125	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-60.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$227.33 IRR9,573,575	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-39.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$12.05 IRR507,532	$19.12 EGP909.77	+58.7%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Sari	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$50.00 IRR2,105,625	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+85.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$800.00 IRR33,690,000	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+176.3%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 91.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Sari	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.65 IRR27,373	$1.45 EGP69.19	+123.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.80 IRR33,690	$1.62 EGP76.86	+102.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 IRR84,225	$2.08 EGP98.84	+3.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.50 IRR1,368,656	$17.31 EGP823.61	-46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.00 IRR42,112	$3.74 EGP177.90	+274.0%
Average			+91.4%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Sari	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.24 IRR1,062,731	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.76 IRR1,295,282	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+47.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$117.65 IRR4,954,414	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	-0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.84 IRR2,940,937	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-11.8%
Average			+17.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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