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Cairo vs. Yogyakarta Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 0.2% cheaper than Yogyakarta.

Restaurants: pay 63.0% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 36.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 8.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 8.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Yogyakarta Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.0% more for restaurants

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.19 IDR19,874.10	$4.16 EGP198.00	+248.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.98 IDR49,685.26	$5.19 EGP247.51	+74.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 IDR8,049.01	$0.38 EGP18.15	-21.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 IDR4,670.41	$0.14 EGP6.85	-48.8%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 36.2% less for groceries

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 IDR21,066.55	$0.60 EGP28.55	-52.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.08 IDR51,341.44	$1.88 EGP89.38	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 IDR72,222.42	$3.73 EGP177.64	-14.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.38 IDR23,007.85	$1.45 EGP68.95	+4.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.44 IDR24,001.78	$2.06 EGP98.36	+43.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 IDR18,351.46	$0.74 EGP35.43	-32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.61 IDR10,216.72	$0.34 EGP15.97	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 IDR9,615.74	$0.28 EGP13.55	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 IDR7,211.80	$0.13 EGP6.01	-70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 IDR8,322.53	$0.19 EGP8.97	-62.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 IDR14,063.01	$0.19 EGP8.88	-77.9%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 8.8% less for transportation

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.05 IDR50,768.85	$1.36 EGP64.90	-55.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.31 IDR155,018.01	$6.44 EGP306.91	-30.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,685.66 IDR327,723,979.63	$37,398.47 EGP1,782,036.92	+90.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.36 IDR72,540.48	$2.66 EGP126.72	-39.0%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.06 IDR317,298.47	$12.92 EGP615.43	-32.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$214.88 IDR3,577,338.77	$213.48 EGP10,172.29	-0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.15 IDR2,732,689.34	$137.13 EGP6,534.14	-16.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.86 IDR896,672.82	$19.12 EGP911.30	-64.5%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 8.8% less for childcare

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$79.59 IDR1,324,940.29	$92.85 EGP4,424.15	+16.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,362.52 IDR55,978,727.07	$2,210.79 EGP105,344.37	-34.3%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$1.45 EGP69.30	-39.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.41 IDR23,423.05	$1.62 EGP76.99	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 IDR39,748.21	$2.08 EGP99.00	-13.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$14.92 IDR248,426.30	$17.31 EGP825.00	+16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.69 IDR44,716.73	$3.74 EGP178.20	+39.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Yogyakarta	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.80 IDR645,908.39	$33.96 EGP1,618.06	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.80 IDR579,330.14	$45.38 EGP2,162.58	+30.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.61 IDR1,258,693.27	$117.30 EGP5,589.12	+55.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$73.62 IDR1,225,569.76	$61.59 EGP2,934.70	-16.3%
Average			+14.2%

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