Cost of living comparison

Arendal, Norway

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Arendal Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 68.1% cheaper than Arendal.

Restaurants: pay 80.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 71.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 63.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 83.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 74.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 32.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Arendal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.0% less for restaurants

	Arendal	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.35 NOK165.22	$4.06 EGP202.52	-75.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.81 NOK119.32	$4.71 EGP234.92	-60.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.03 NOK30.60	$0.33 EGP16.69	-89.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.97 NOK29.98	$0.12 EGP6.11	-95.9%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 71.7% less for groceries

	Arendal	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 NOK27.54	$0.65 EGP32.38	-76.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.83 NOK48.80	$1.59 EGP79.10	-67.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.79 NOK78.76	$3.40 EGP169.55	-56.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.77 NOK38.09	$1.45 EGP72.32	-61.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.04 NOK61.06	$1.96 EGP97.75	-67.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NOK12.91	$0.68 EGP34.12	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.99 NOK9.99	$0.23 EGP11.62	-76.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.17 NOK11.80	$0.16 EGP7.93	-86.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.92 NOK19.43	$0.19 EGP9.60	-90.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 NOK9.30	$0.22 EGP10.79	-76.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.17 NOK11.80	$0.19 EGP9.46	-83.7%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 63.2% less for transportation

	Arendal	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 NOK71.56	$1.01 EGP50.62	-85.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$93.77 NOK947.70	$8.12 EGP405.04	-91.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,887.27 NOK322,262.27	$36,284.10 EGP1,810,008.12	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.48 NOK247.36	$2.50 EGP124.55	-89.8%
Average			-63.2%

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pay 83.0% less for housing

	Arendal	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$54.49 NOK550.72	$9.69 EGP483.55	-82.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$968.76 NOK9,790.56	$208.74 EGP10,412.82	-78.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$696.29 NOK7,036.96	$129.60 EGP6,465.01	-81.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$136.67 NOK1,381.26	$13.65 EGP681.00	-90.0%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 74.1% less for childcare

	Arendal	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.60 NOK2,906.57	$87.26 EGP4,352.98	-69.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,082.10 NOK91,786.46	$1,948.40 EGP97,194.76	-78.5%
Average			-74.1%

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pay 72.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Arendal	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.54 NOK96.38	$1.42 EGP70.88	-85.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.47 NOK45.13	$1.54 EGP76.71	-65.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.62 NOK137.68	$1.83 EGP91.13	-86.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.71 NOK401.34	$18.55 EGP925.46	-53.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.90 NOK110.14	$3.04 EGP151.89	-72.1%
Average			-72.5%

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pay 32.4% less for clothing

	Arendal	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.22 NOK841.07	$37.28 EGP1,859.71	-55.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.47 NOK550.54	$49.39 EGP2,463.97	-9.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 NOK1,040.25	$97.57 EGP4,867.35	-5.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.20 NOK1,346.20	$53.60 EGP2,673.88	-59.8%
Average			-32.4%

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