Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Villavicencio Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 21.4% cheaper than Villavicencio.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% less in Cairo
Groceries
pay 42.2% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 1.2% more in Cairo
Housing
pay 11.6% less in Cairo
Childcare
pay 70.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.8% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 8.3% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Villavicencio Cost Breakdown

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

pay 29.6% less for restaurants

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.11
COP11,798.85
$4.16
EGP197.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.46
COP24,531.78
$5.19
EGP247.09
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.84
COP3,195.52
$0.38
EGP18.12

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$1.26
COP4,793.28
$0.60
EGP28.50
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.67
COP10,132.40
$1.88
EGP89.23
Milk (1 gallon) $3.92
COP14,887.84
$3.73
EGP177.34

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.07
COP15,460.28
$1.36
EGP64.79
Monthly public transit pass $10.35
COP39,329.51
$6.44
EGP306.39
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $12,940.18
COP49,161,889.45
$37,398.47
EGP1,779,045.04

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pay 11.6% less for housing

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$24.26
COP92,178.54
$12.92
EGP614.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $157.87
COP599,775.05
$213.48
EGP10,155.21
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $148.81
COP565,361.73
$137.13
EGP6,523.17

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pay 70.0% less for childcare

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $258.80
COP983,237.79
$92.85
EGP4,416.73
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,203.05
COP34,963,935.78
$2,210.79
EGP105,167.51

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pay 5.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.29
COP4,916.19
$1.45
EGP69.19
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.26
COP4,793.28
$1.62
EGP76.86
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.85
COP10,815.62
$2.08
EGP98.84

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pay 8.3% more for clothing

 
Villavicencio
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$58.23
COP221,228.50
$33.96
EGP1,615.35
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.51
COP131,098.37
$45.38
EGP2,158.95
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.41
COP282,680.86
$117.30
EGP5,579.73

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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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