Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 78.2% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 86.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 77.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 68.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 86.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 95.7% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.8% less for restaurants

	Bern	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF23.11	$4.06 EGP205.74	-84.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF15.07	$4.71 EGP238.66	-72.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF4.10	$0.33 EGP16.95	-92.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.79	$0.12 EGP6.21	-97.2%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 77.8% less for groceries

	Bern	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.85	$0.65 EGP32.89	-79.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF12.06	$1.59 EGP80.36	-88.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.71	$3.40 EGP172.25	-55.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF5.15	$1.45 EGP73.48	-75.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.72	$1.96 EGP99.30	-85.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.30	$0.68 EGP34.67	-53.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.95	$0.23 EGP11.81	-78.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF1.02	$0.16 EGP8.06	-86.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.38	$0.19 EGP9.75	-92.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.93	$0.22 EGP10.96	-79.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.86	$0.19 EGP9.61	-80.6%
Average			-77.8%

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pay 68.8% less for transportation

	Bern	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.92	$1.01 EGP51.42	-87.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF80.37	$8.12 EGP411.49	-91.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF32,951.13	$36,284.10 EGP1,838,832.03	-3.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF37.87	$2.50 EGP126.53	-94.2%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 86.6% less for housing

	Bern	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF42.86	$9.69 EGP491.25	-80.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,217.70	$208.74 EGP10,578.64	-84.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF862.29	$129.60 EGP6,567.96	-86.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF223.19	$13.65 EGP691.85	-94.6%
Average			-86.6%

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pay 95.7% less for childcare

	Bern	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,662.21	$87.26 EGP4,422.30	-97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF30,138.23	$1,948.40 EGP98,742.57	-94.3%
Average			-95.7%

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pay 79.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.53	$1.42 EGP72.01	-80.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.75	$1.54 EGP77.93	-71.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF9.04	$1.83 EGP92.58	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF62.69	$18.55 EGP940.19	-73.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF20.09	$3.04 EGP154.31	-86.7%
Average			-79.0%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Bern	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF125.41	$37.28 EGP1,889.33	-73.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF56.09	$49.39 EGP2,503.21	-22.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF147.34	$97.57 EGP4,944.86	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF166.48	$53.60 EGP2,716.46	-71.6%
Average			-52.4%

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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: March 2025

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