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Cairo vs. Valenzuela Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 33.0% more expensive than Valenzuela.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 35.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 42.4% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 20.3% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 37.6% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Valenzuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.58 ₱152.54	$4.16 EGP197.55	+61.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$1.72 ₱101.70	$5.19 EGP246.93	+201.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₱48.31	$0.38 EGP18.11	-53.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 ₱15.25	$0.14 EGP6.83	-44.3%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 35.9% less for groceries

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.34 ₱79.32	$0.60 EGP28.48	-55.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$1.88 EGP89.17
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 ₱365.71	$3.73 EGP177.23	-39.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 ₱85.42	$1.45 EGP68.79	+0.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.40 ₱83.03	$2.06 EGP98.13	+47.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.78 ₱46.13	$0.74 EGP35.35	-4.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 ₱27.68	$0.34 EGP15.93	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 ₱27.68	$0.28 EGP13.52	-39.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 ₱36.90	$0.13 EGP6.00	-79.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ₱44.31	$0.19 EGP8.95	-74.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 ₱69.19	$0.19 EGP8.86	-84.1%
Average			-35.9%

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pay 42.4% more for transportation

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 ₱245.89	$1.36 EGP64.75	-67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$6.44 EGP306.20
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,902.34 ₱762,721.70	$37,398.47 EGP1,777,923.09	+189.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.55 ₱150.51	$2.66 EGP126.43	+4.5%
Average			+42.4%

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pay 20.3% more for housing

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.51 ₱1,449.17	$12.92 EGP614.01	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$129.02 ₱7,627.22	$213.48 EGP10,148.81	+65.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$60.21 ₱3,559.37	$137.13 EGP6,519.05	+127.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.27 ₱3,207.92	$19.12 EGP909.19	-64.8%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 37.6% more for childcare

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$35.84 ₱2,118.67	$92.85 EGP4,413.94	+159.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,676.48 ₱808,485.01	$2,210.79 EGP105,101.18	-83.8%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.38 ₱81.36	$1.45 EGP69.14	+5.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.15 ₱127.12	$1.62 EGP76.81	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.75 ₱162.71	$2.08 EGP98.77	-24.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.64 ₱1,220.35	$17.31 EGP823.09	-16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 ₱330.51	$3.74 EGP177.79	-33.1%
Average			-18.6%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Valenzuela	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.44 ₱2,627.15	$33.96 EGP1,614.33	-23.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.60 ₱508.48	$45.38 EGP2,157.58	+427.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$51.61 ₱3,050.89	$117.30 EGP5,576.21	+127.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.01 ₱2,542.41	$61.59 EGP2,927.93	+43.2%
Average			+143.6%

Valenzuela 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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