Cost of living comparison

 Biratnagar, Nepal
compared to
 Cairo, Egypt
Cairo vs. Biratnagar Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 34.4% more expensive than Biratnagar.

Restaurants
pay 16.0% more in Cairo
Groceries
pay 7.2% less in Cairo
Transportation
pay 21.4% less in Cairo
Housing
pay 2.4 times more in Cairo
Childcare
pay 31.6% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports
pay 20.6% less in Cairo
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Cairo

The cost of housing, clothing, childcare, and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Biratnagar. Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Cairo. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Biratnagar Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.0% more for restaurants

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $1.73
NPR238.32
$4.06
EGP205.30
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.47
NPR1,166.25
$4.71
EGP238.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
NPR50.71
$0.33
EGP16.92

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pay 7.2% less for groceries

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Bread
1 loaf
$0.42
NPR57.47
$0.65
EGP32.82
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.58
NPR354.95
$1.59
EGP80.19
Milk (1 gallon) $2.51
NPR345.50
$3.40
EGP171.88

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.93
NPR679.49
$1.01
EGP51.31
Monthly public transit pass $13.26
NPR1,825.44
$8.12
EGP410.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,565.51
NPR3,245,226.78
$36,284.10
EGP1,834,887.04

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$10.31
NPR1,419.79
$9.69
EGP490.19
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $51.55
NPR7,098.93
$208.74
EGP10,555.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $58.91
NPR8,113.07
$129.60
EGP6,553.87

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pay 31.6% more for childcare

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $53.39
NPR7,352.47
$87.26
EGP4,412.81
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,951.52
NPR268,745.34
$1,948.40
EGP98,530.73

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pay 20.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.66
NPR228.18
$1.42
EGP71.86
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.50
NPR206.21
$1.54
EGP77.77
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.95
NPR405.65
$1.83
EGP92.39

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Biratnagar
Cairo
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$22.83
NPR3,143.81
$37.28
EGP1,885.27
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.82
NPR5,070.67
$49.39
EGP2,497.84
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$27.62
NPR3,803.00
$97.57
EGP4,934.25

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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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