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Cairo vs. Ankara Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 47.1% cheaper than Ankara.

Restaurants: pay 59.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 39.7% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 55.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 81.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 18.7% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Ankara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.5% less for restaurants

	Ankara	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.72 TRY317.98	$4.06 EGP205.74	-53.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.27 TRY264.99	$4.71 EGP238.66	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.27 TRY46.32	$0.33 EGP16.95	-73.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 TRY18.38	$0.12 EGP6.21	-75.7%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Ankara	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.83 TRY30.41	$0.65 EGP32.89	-22.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 TRY167.98	$1.59 EGP80.36	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 TRY142.21	$3.40 EGP172.25	-12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 TRY61.27	$1.45 EGP73.48	-13.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.70 TRY98.39	$1.96 EGP99.30	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 TRY17.73	$0.68 EGP34.67	+40.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 TRY32.12	$0.23 EGP11.81	-73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 TRY16.55	$0.16 EGP8.06	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 TRY19.74	$0.19 EGP9.75	-64.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TRY9.02	$0.22 EGP10.96	-12.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 TRY8.37	$0.19 EGP9.61	-17.4%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 39.7% less for transportation

	Ankara	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 TRY175.48	$1.01 EGP51.42	-78.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.72 TRY317.98	$8.12 EGP411.49	-6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,845.33 TRY1,634,432.96	$36,284.10 EGP1,838,832.03	-19.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.40 TRY196.93	$2.50 EGP126.53	-53.8%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 55.6% less for housing

	Ankara	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.50 TRY419.21	$9.69 EGP491.25	-15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$592.54 TRY21,595.56	$208.74 EGP10,578.64	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$399.36 TRY14,555.13	$129.60 EGP6,567.96	-67.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.07 TRY1,934.32	$13.65 EGP691.85	-74.3%
Average			-55.6%

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pay 81.9% less for childcare

	Ankara	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$502.10 TRY18,299.57	$87.26 EGP4,422.30	-82.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,388.60 TRY378,622.99	$1,948.40 EGP98,742.57	-81.2%
Average			-81.9%

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pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Ankara	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.49 TRY127.19	$1.42 EGP72.01	-59.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 TRY103.60	$1.54 EGP77.93	-45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.04 TRY74.20	$1.83 EGP92.58	-10.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.91 TRY1,490.89	$18.55 EGP940.19	-54.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.82 TRY211.99	$3.04 EGP154.31	-47.7%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 18.7% less for clothing

	Ankara	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.66 TRY2,065.06	$37.28 EGP1,889.33	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 TRY1,660.79	$49.39 EGP2,503.21	+8.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.18 TRY3,797.09	$97.57 EGP4,944.86	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.27 TRY3,399.39	$53.60 EGP2,716.46	-42.5%
Average			-18.7%

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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: March 2025

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