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Cairo vs. Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 62.8% more expensive than Tiruchirapalli (Trichy).

Restaurants: pay 47.5% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Cairo
Transportation: pay 22.5% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 56.0% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 75.2% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.4% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.9 times more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Cairo are more expensive than in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy). Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), you would:

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pay 47.5% more for restaurants

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.69 ₹152.15	$4.16 EGP197.67	+145.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.64 ₹327.00	$5.19 EGP247.09	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 ₹29.42	$0.38 EGP18.12	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.17 ₹15.21	$0.14 EGP6.83	-15.1%
Average			+47.5%

Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) vs. Cairo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 ₹40.47	$0.60 EGP28.50	+33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.72 ₹154.74	$1.88 EGP89.23	+9.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.10 ₹188.91	$3.73 EGP177.34	+77.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$0.79 ₹71.00	$1.45 EGP68.83	+83.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.06 ₹95.09	$2.06 EGP98.19	+95.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 ₹80.98	$0.74 EGP35.37	-17.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 ₹31.06	$0.34 EGP15.94	-2.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 ₹50.61	$0.28 EGP13.53	-49.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.16 ₹14.74	$0.13 EGP6.00	-23.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 ₹20.29	$0.19 EGP8.95	-16.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 ₹18.10	$0.19 EGP8.86	-7.4%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 22.5% more for transportation

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.38 ₹393.86	$1.36 EGP64.79	-68.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.69 ₹872.06	$6.44 EGP306.39	-33.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,673.88 ₹1,050,164.62	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+220.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 ₹331.68	$2.66 EGP126.51	-27.9%
Average			+22.5%

Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) vs. Cairo - Cost of transportation

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pay 56.0% more for housing

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.14 ₹642.24	$12.92 EGP614.39	+80.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$117.62 ₹10,581.19	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	+81.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$75.99 ₹6,836.29	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	+80.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.53 ₹2,116.47	$19.12 EGP909.77	-18.7%
Average			+56.0%

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pay 75.2% more for childcare

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$42.00 ₹3,778.38	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+121.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,708.88 ₹153,728.16	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	+29.4%
Average			+75.2%

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pay 32.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.80 ₹162.29	$1.45 EGP69.19	-19.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 ₹125.78	$1.62 EGP76.86	+15.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.95 ₹355.02	$2.08 EGP98.84	-47.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$7.83 ₹704.49	$17.31 EGP823.61	+121.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.95 ₹174.97	$3.74 EGP177.90	+92.3%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

	Tiruchirapalli (Trichy)	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.20 ₹1,817.27	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	+68.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$13.53 ₹1,217.19	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+235.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.22 ₹2,538.49	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+315.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$25.77 ₹2,317.92	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	+139.0%
Average			+189.6%

Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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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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