Cost of living comparison

Budapest, Hungary

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Budapest Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 54.5% cheaper than Budapest.

Restaurants: pay 67.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 50.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 48.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 68.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 80.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Budapest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 67.3% less for restaurants

	Budapest	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.52 HUF3,778.43	$4.06 EGP207.56	-61.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.89 HUF2,833.82	$4.71 EGP240.77	-40.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 HUF547.85	$0.33 EGP17.10	-78.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 HUF424.76	$0.12 EGP6.26	-89.6%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 50.5% less for groceries

	Budapest	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 HUF531.61	$0.65 EGP33.18	-56.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.42 HUF1,585.77	$1.59 EGP81.07	-64.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 HUF1,428.98	$3.40 EGP173.78	-14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.43 HUF873.44	$1.45 EGP74.13	-40.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 HUF876.32	$1.96 EGP100.18	-19.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 HUF253.95	$0.68 EGP34.97	-3.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 HUF286.33	$0.23 EGP11.91	-70.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 HUF289.87	$0.16 EGP8.13	-80.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 HUF421.10	$0.19 EGP9.84	-83.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 HUF182.81	$0.22 EGP11.06	-57.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 HUF196.50	$0.19 EGP9.70	-65.3%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 48.5% less for transportation

	Budapest	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.17 HUF2,216.44	$1.01 EGP51.88	-83.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.54 HUF8,454.24	$8.12 EGP415.13	-65.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,962.74 HUF9,682,225.32	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+34.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.15 HUF4,364.09	$2.50 EGP127.65	-79.5%
Average			-48.5%

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pay 68.4% less for housing

	Budapest	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.98 HUF6,458.13	$9.69 EGP495.59	-46.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$642.83 HUF230,838.11	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$478.04 HUF171,662.65	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-72.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$105.42 HUF37,855.88	$13.65 EGP697.97	-87.1%
Average			-68.4%

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pay 80.5% less for childcare

	Budapest	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$423.92 HUF152,227.11	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-79.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,554.11 HUF3,789,944.87	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-81.5%
Average			-80.5%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Budapest	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.63 HUF944.61	$1.42 EGP72.65	-46.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.37 HUF852.31	$1.54 EGP78.62	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 HUF2,148.98	$1.83 EGP93.40	-69.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.31 HUF17,707.95	$18.55 EGP948.51	-62.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.63 HUF2,739.36	$3.04 EGP155.67	-60.1%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Budapest	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.81 HUF26,864.03	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-50.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.73 HUF13,188.99	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+34.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.74 HUF31,146.26	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$93.52 HUF33,582.42	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-42.7%
Average			-11.5%

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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: April 2025

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