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Cairo vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 38.3% cheaper than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 69.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 44.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 9.2% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 15.3% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.3% less for restaurants

	Yemen	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,806	$4.16 EGP197.67	-45.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$5.19 EGP247.09	-46.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$0.38 EGP18.12	-72.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$0.14 EGP6.83	-80.3%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 69.4% less for groceries

	Yemen	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$0.60 EGP28.50	-58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$1.88 EGP89.23	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,191	$3.73 EGP177.34	-59.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$1.45 EGP68.83	-72.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.06 EGP98.19	-57.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.74 EGP35.37	-70.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$0.34 EGP15.94	-58.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.28 EGP13.53	-84.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$0.13 EGP6.00	-87.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER232	$0.19 EGP8.95	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.19 EGP8.86	-78.5%
Average			-69.4%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Yemen	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,532	$1.36 EGP64.79	-87.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,092	$6.44 EGP306.39	-92.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,958	$37,398.47 EGP1,779,045.04	+123.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,826	$2.66 EGP126.51	-90.7%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 44.0% less for housing

	Yemen	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,537	$12.92 EGP614.39	-83.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,351	$213.48 EGP10,155.21	-8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,554	$137.13 EGP6,523.17	-17.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,776	$19.12 EGP909.77	-66.9%
Average			-44.0%

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pay 9.2% more for childcare

	Yemen	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,447	$92.85 EGP4,416.73	+20.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,341	$2,210.79 EGP105,167.51	-1.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 50.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$1.45 EGP69.19	-36.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$1.62 EGP76.86	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$2.08 EGP98.84	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,677	$17.31 EGP823.61	-73.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$3.74 EGP177.90	-33.7%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 15.3% less for clothing

	Yemen	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,619	$33.96 EGP1,615.35	-35.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,921	$45.38 EGP2,158.95	-59.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,932	$117.30 EGP5,579.73	+55.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,739	$61.59 EGP2,929.78	-21.6%
Average			-15.3%

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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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