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Cairo vs. Surakarta Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 14.1% more expensive than Surakarta.

Restaurants: pay 38.2% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 25.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 31.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 12.5% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 84.0% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 5.0% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Surakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.2% more for restaurants

	Surakarta	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	$4.16 EGP198.00	+153.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.19 EGP247.51	+74.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 IDR9,191.77	$0.38 EGP18.15	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 IDR4,223.25	$0.14 EGP6.85	-43.4%
Average			+38.2%

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pay 25.1% less for groceries

	Surakarta	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.81 IDR13,415.02	$0.60 EGP28.55	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 IDR78,254.29	$1.88 EGP89.38	-60.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.67 IDR61,125.74	$3.73 EGP177.64	+1.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.06 IDR17,588.58	$1.45 EGP68.95	+37.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$2.06 EGP98.36	+154.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$0.74 EGP35.43	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 IDR11,461.61	$0.34 EGP15.97	-51.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.02 IDR16,902.66	$0.28 EGP13.55	-72.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 IDR11,268.44	$0.13 EGP6.01	-81.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 IDR9,916.23	$0.19 EGP8.97	-68.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,522.13	$0.19 EGP8.88	-77.1%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 31.1% less for transportation

	Surakarta	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.00 IDR49,893.65	$1.36 EGP64.90	-54.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.88 IDR397,482.09	$6.44 EGP306.91	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,561.92 IDR442,198,820.30	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+40.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.27 IDR71,049.92	$2.66 EGP126.72	-37.7%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 12.5% more for housing

	Surakarta	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$12.92 EGP615.43	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.07 IDR2,981,115.64	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	+19.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$59.69 IDR993,705.21	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	+129.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.28 IDR953,518.61	$19.12 EGP911.30	-66.6%
Average			+12.5%

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pay 84.0% more for childcare

	Surakarta	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$36.01 IDR599,502.36	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+157.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,005.57 IDR33,388,495.20	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	+10.2%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Surakarta	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 IDR24,842.63	$1.45 EGP69.30	-2.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 IDR27,326.89	$1.62 EGP76.99	-1.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	$2.08 EGP99.00	-0.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.16 IDR285,690.25	$17.31 EGP825.00	+0.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.09 IDR34,779.68	$3.74 EGP178.20	+79.0%
Average			+15.1%

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pay 5.0% more for clothing

	Surakarta	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.49 IDR1,007,033.10	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	-43.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.30 IDR637,627.51	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.58 IDR1,241,634.67	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+57.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.02 IDR1,165,616.22	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	-12.0%
Average			+5.0%

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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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