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Cairo vs. Yekaterinburg Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 43.1% cheaper than Yekaterinburg.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 35.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 39.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 73.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Yekaterinburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% less for restaurants

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.51 RUB955.21	$4.16 EGP197.67	-66.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.96 RUB454.86	$5.19 EGP247.09	-12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 RUB106.02	$0.38 EGP18.12	-72.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 RUB41.85	$0.14 EGP6.83	-73.8%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 35.1% less for groceries

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB47.17	$0.60 EGP28.50	-3.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 RUB471.92	$1.88 EGP89.23	-69.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.85 RUB293.70	$3.73 EGP177.34	-3.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.51 RUB115.40	$1.45 EGP68.83	-4.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB151.85	$2.06 EGP98.19	+3.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB63.87	$0.74 EGP35.37	-11.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB61.12	$0.34 EGP15.94	-58.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 RUB73.31	$0.28 EGP13.53	-70.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 RUB92.62	$0.13 EGP6.00	-89.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 RUB23.26	$0.19 EGP8.95	-38.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.33 RUB24.90	$0.19 EGP8.86	-42.8%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 39.5% less for transportation

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.66 RUB203.37	$1.36 EGP64.79	-48.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.82 RUB1,819.44	$6.44 EGP306.39	-73.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,295.32 RUB2,542,668.36	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.18 RUB395.27	$2.66 EGP126.51	-48.6%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.38 RUB716.40	$12.92 EGP614.39	+37.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$605.55 RUB46,244.12	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-64.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.60 RUB30,134.49	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.64 RUB7,456.46	$19.12 EGP909.77	-80.4%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 73.9% less for childcare

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$436.79 RUB33,356.41	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	-78.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,147.47 RUB545,832.21	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-69.1%
Average			-73.9%

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pay 34.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 RUB136.46	$1.45 EGP69.19	-18.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 RUB214.13	$1.62 EGP76.86	-42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.43	$2.08 EGP98.84	-30.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.02 RUB3,285.10	$17.31 EGP823.61	-59.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.76 RUB363.89	$3.74 EGP177.90	-21.5%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Yekaterinburg	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RUB5,988.99	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.18 RUB3,297.74	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	+5.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.25 RUB7,808.43	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+14.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.74 RUB7,846.34	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-40.1%
Average			-19.2%

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