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Cairo vs. Basra Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 21.2% cheaper than Basra.

Restaurants: pay 34.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 38.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 28.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 57.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 19.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 79.4% more in Cairo

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and childcare are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Basra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.8% less for restaurants

	Basra	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 IQD5,991	$4.06 EGP205.26	-10.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.83 IQD8,987	$4.71 EGP238.10	-31.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 IQD624	$0.33 EGP16.91	-29.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.12 EGP6.19	-67.7%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 38.6% less for groceries

	Basra	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 IQD1,365	$0.65 EGP32.81	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 IQD4,531	$1.59 EGP80.17	-54.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.59 IQD4,725	$3.40 EGP171.85	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 IQD2,696	$1.45 EGP73.30	-29.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 IQD5,651	$1.96 EGP99.07	-54.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 IQD833	$0.68 EGP34.58	+8.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 IQD941	$0.23 EGP11.78	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.49 IQD646	$0.16 EGP8.04	-67.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.38 IQD499	$0.19 EGP9.73	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 IQD419	$0.22 EGP10.94	-32.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.30 IQD391	$0.19 EGP9.59	-36.1%
Average			-38.6%

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pay 28.8% less for transportation

	Basra	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.92 IQD2,532	$1.01 EGP51.30	-47.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.46 IQD37,444	$8.12 EGP410.52	-71.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,972.19 IQD24,962,734	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	+91.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.49 IQD26,960	$2.50 EGP126.23	-87.8%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 57.7% less for housing

	Basra	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.94 IQD49,925	$9.69 EGP490.09	-74.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$344.54 IQD453,334	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$259.93 IQD342,003	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	-50.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.06 IQD54,028	$13.65 EGP690.22	-66.8%
Average			-57.7%

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pay 19.9% less for childcare

	Basra	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.78 IQD199,702	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	-42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,897.22 IQD2,496,273	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	+2.7%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Basra	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 IQD9,985	$1.42 EGP71.84	-81.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 IQD3,495	$1.54 EGP77.75	-42.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.90 IQD2,496	$1.83 EGP92.37	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.47 IQD53,254	$18.55 EGP937.98	-54.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.59 IQD9,985	$3.04 EGP153.94	-59.9%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 79.4% more for clothing

	Basra	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.15 IQD44,933	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	+9.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.97 IQD24,963	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	+160.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.92 IQD74,888	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	+71.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.36 IQD39,940	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	+76.6%
Average			+79.4%

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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: January 2025

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