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Cairo vs. Bar Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.6% cheaper than Bar.

Restaurants: pay 70.1% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 46.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 52.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 72.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Bar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 70.1% less for restaurants

	Bar	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.72 €10.45	$4.06 EGP205.26	-62.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.57 €8.36	$4.71 EGP238.10	-45.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.52	$0.33 EGP16.91	-78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 €2.27	$0.12 EGP6.19	-94.7%
Average			-70.1%

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pay 46.6% less for groceries

	Bar	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.84 €0.82	$0.65 EGP32.81	-22.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.85 €3.76	$1.59 EGP80.17	-58.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.53 €4.41	$3.40 EGP171.85	-24.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.90 €2.82	$1.45 EGP73.30	-49.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.05 €2.98	$1.96 EGP99.07	-35.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.56 €0.55	$0.68 EGP34.58	+22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.76	$0.23 EGP11.78	-69.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.64	$0.16 EGP8.04	-75.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$0.19 EGP9.73	-82.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 €0.43	$0.22 EGP10.94	-51.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.51	$0.19 EGP9.59	-63.9%
Average			-46.6%

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pay 52.3% less for transportation

	Bar	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.18 €6.03	$1.01 EGP51.30	-83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.79 €26.13	$8.12 EGP410.52	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,009.37 €29,264.59	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	+20.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.72 €10.45	$2.50 EGP126.23	-76.7%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 72.4% less for housing

	Bar	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.96 €27.26	$9.69 EGP490.09	-65.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$624.30 €608.81	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	-66.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$489.69 €477.54	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$87.16 €85.00	$13.65 EGP690.22	-84.3%
Average			-72.4%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Bar	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$241.15 €235.16	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	-63.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,013.78 €5,864.53	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	-67.6%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bar	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.68 €2.61	$1.42 EGP71.84	-47.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.27 €2.22	$1.54 EGP77.75	-32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.75 €3.66	$1.83 EGP92.37	-51.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.85 €36.91	$18.55 EGP937.98	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.29 €4.18	$3.04 EGP153.94	-29.0%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Bar	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.29 €58.79	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	-38.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.13 €27.44	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	+75.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.43 €88.19	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	+7.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.05 €146.32	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	-64.3%
Average			-4.8%

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