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Cairo vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 31.5% cheaper than Tuxtla Gutierrez.

Restaurants: pay 55.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 59.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 80.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 42.3% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 3.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 66.7% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Tuxtla Gutierrez Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Tuxtla Gutierrez, you would:

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pay 55.8% less for restaurants

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.50 MX$117.06	$4.16 EGP197.55	-36.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.26 MX$130.72	$5.19 EGP246.93	-28.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 MX$24.39	$0.38 EGP18.11	-71.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$19.51	$0.14 EGP6.83	-86.7%
Average			-55.8%

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pay 59.3% less for groceries

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.44 MX$43.90	$0.60 EGP28.48	-75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.05 MX$217.05	$1.88 EGP89.17	-84.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.06 MX$91.09	$3.73 EGP177.23	-26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.44 MX$43.90	$1.45 EGP68.79	-40.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.28 MX$59.00	$2.06 EGP98.13	-37.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 MX$21.02	$0.74 EGP35.35	-36.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 MX$9.70	$0.34 EGP15.93	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 MX$23.89	$0.28 EGP13.52	-78.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 MX$13.27	$0.13 EGP6.00	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 MX$12.39	$0.19 EGP8.95	-72.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 MX$17.70	$0.19 EGP8.86	-81.0%
Average			-59.3%

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pay 80.2% less for transportation

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 MX$90.95	$1.36 EGP64.75	-73.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.78 MX$536.54	$6.44 EGP306.20	-78.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.37 MX$438.99	$2.66 EGP126.43	-89.1%
Average			-80.2%

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pay 42.3% less for housing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.05 MX$487.28	$12.92 EGP614.01	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.93 MX$5,853.17	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	-34.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$230.16 MX$4,145.99	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	-40.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$19.12 EGP909.19
Average			-42.3%

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pay 3.0% less for childcare

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$92.85 EGP4,413.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,279.89 MX$41,069.73	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-3.0%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 46.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.17 MX$39.02	$1.45 EGP69.14	-32.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.79 MX$68.29	$1.62 EGP76.81	-57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.06 MX$73.16	$2.08 EGP98.77	-48.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.52 MX$747.90	$17.31 EGP823.09	-58.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.90 MX$106.33	$3.74 EGP177.79	-36.6%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 66.7% more for clothing

	Tuxtla Gutierrez	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.85 MX$609.70	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	+0.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.25 MX$292.66	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	+179.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.69 MX$1,219.41	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+73.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.15 MX$975.53	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	+13.7%
Average			+66.7%

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