Cost of living comparison

Alajuela, Costa Rica

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Alajuela Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 60.3% cheaper than Alajuela.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 67.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 63.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 71.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 68.6% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.9% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 28.2% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Alajuela Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Alajuela	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.80 CRC3,429.24	$4.06 EGP202.46	-40.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 CRC4,653.97	$4.71 EGP234.85	-49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.52 CRC767.50	$0.33 EGP16.68	-78.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 CRC653.19	$0.12 EGP6.11	-90.5%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 67.5% less for groceries

	Alajuela	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.39 CRC1,206.49	$0.65 EGP32.37	-72.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,150.08	$1.59 EGP79.08	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.04 CRC3,549.43	$3.40 EGP169.51	-51.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.22 CRC1,116.95	$1.45 EGP72.30	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,218.54	$1.96 EGP97.72	-55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.76 CRC885.63	$0.68 EGP34.11	-61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC317.63	$0.23 EGP11.62	-63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC801.71	$0.16 EGP7.93	-90.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.26 CRC633.79	$0.19 EGP9.60	-84.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.27 CRC640.19	$0.22 EGP10.79	-83.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 CRC582.28	$0.19 EGP9.46	-83.6%
Average			-67.5%

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pay 63.7% less for transportation

	Alajuela	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,765.97	$1.01 EGP50.60	-81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$108.83 CRC54,867.89	$8.12 EGP404.92	-92.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,615,891.14	$36,284.10 EGP1,809,488.17	-1.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.88 CRC5,988.93	$2.50 EGP124.51	-79.0%
Average			-63.7%

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pay 71.6% less for housing

	Alajuela	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.07 CRC16,166.43	$9.69 EGP483.41	-69.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$680.21 CRC342,924.31	$208.74 EGP10,409.83	-69.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.03 CRC293,935.12	$129.60 EGP6,463.15	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.95 CRC22,663.86	$13.65 EGP680.81	-69.6%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 68.6% less for childcare

	Alajuela	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$291.52 CRC146,967.56	$87.26 EGP4,351.73	-70.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,920.82 CRC2,984,967.58	$1,948.40 EGP97,166.84	-67.1%
Average			-68.6%

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pay 57.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Alajuela	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 CRC1,224.73	$1.42 EGP70.86	-41.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CRC1,551.32	$1.54 EGP76.69	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.86 CRC2,449.46	$1.83 EGP91.11	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.16 CRC31,842.97	$18.55 EGP925.19	-70.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.75 CRC4,409.03	$3.04 EGP151.85	-65.2%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 28.2% less for clothing

	Alajuela	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.45 CRC37,030.51	$37.28 EGP1,859.18	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.76 CRC25,589.82	$49.39 EGP2,463.27	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.61 CRC58,787.02	$97.57 EGP4,865.95	-16.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.17 CRC48,989.19	$53.60 EGP2,673.11	-44.8%
Average			-28.2%

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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: July 2025

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