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Cairo vs. South Bend Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 53.2% cheaper than South Bend.

Restaurants: pay 68.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 58.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 53.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 82.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 89.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 48.8% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. South Bend Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of South Bend, you would:

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pay 68.1% less for restaurants

	South Bend	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.00	$4.16 EGP197.55	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50	$5.19 EGP246.93	-30.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88	$0.38 EGP18.11	-79.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.41	$0.14 EGP6.83	-89.8%
Average			-68.1%

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pay 58.6% less for groceries

	South Bend	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.66	$0.60 EGP28.48	-77.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.87	$1.88 EGP89.17	-68.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.02	$3.73 EGP177.23	+23.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97	$1.45 EGP68.79	-51.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.33	$2.06 EGP98.13	-52.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00	$0.74 EGP35.35	-62.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60	$0.34 EGP15.93	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.10	$0.28 EGP13.52	-74.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80	$0.13 EGP6.00	-84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95	$0.19 EGP8.95	-80.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72	$0.19 EGP8.86	-74.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 53.9% less for transportation

	South Bend	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.16	$1.36 EGP64.75	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.00	$6.44 EGP306.20	-81.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,000.00	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	+10.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.70	$2.66 EGP126.43	-87.2%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 82.1% less for housing

	South Bend	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$60.00	$12.92 EGP614.01	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,625.00	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$825.00	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	-83.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.79	$19.12 EGP909.19	-79.6%
Average			-82.1%

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pay 89.8% less for childcare

	South Bend	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$950.00	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	-90.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$21,000.00	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-89.5%
Average			-89.8%

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pay 68.6% less for entertainment and sports

	South Bend	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.00	$1.45 EGP69.14	-75.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88	$1.62 EGP76.81	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.42	$2.08 EGP98.77	-67.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.47	$17.31 EGP823.09	-59.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.00	$3.74 EGP177.79	-73.3%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 48.8% more for clothing

	South Bend	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.33	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.99	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.00	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+134.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.00	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	+23.2%
Average			+48.8%

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