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Bangalore vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Bangalore is 47.6% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Bangalore
Groceries: pay 53.2% more in Bangalore
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in Bangalore
Housing: pay 64.1% more in Bangalore
Childcare: pay 61.1% more in Bangalore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.9% more in Bangalore
Clothing: pay 30.7% less in Bangalore

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and restaurants in Bangalore are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Bangalore.

Bangalore vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Bangalore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP206.15	$3.56 ₹304.95	-12.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP239.14	$3.79 ₹325.28	-19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.99	$0.46 ₹39.59	+38.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.17 ₹14.59	+38.9%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 53.2% more for groceries

	Cairo	Bangalore
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.96	$0.58 ₹49.97	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.52	$3.79 ₹324.71	+138.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.60	$2.38 ₹204.05	-30.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.62	$1.11 ₹94.95	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.50	$1.83 ₹156.96	-6.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.74	$1.28 ₹109.37	+86.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.83	$0.39 ₹33.77	+69.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.08	$0.60 ₹51.13	+274.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.77	$0.27 ₹22.86	+38.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.98	$0.25 ₹21.20	+14.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.63	$0.25 ₹21.77	+33.8%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Bangalore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.53	$4.61 ₹395.16	+354.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP412.31	$15.41 ₹1,321.47	+89.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	$14,221.28 ₹1,219,816.64	-60.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.79	$4.03 ₹345.61	+61.4%
Average			+111.1%

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pay 64.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Bangalore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP492.23	$11.44 ₹981.51	+18.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	$317.94 ₹27,271.17	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	$183.40 ₹15,730.97	+41.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP693.23	$33.38 ₹2,863.24	+144.5%
Average			+64.1%

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pay 61.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Bangalore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	$120.79 ₹10,360.91	+38.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	$3,580.34 ₹307,100.13	+83.8%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Bangalore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.15	$2.37 ₹203.30	+66.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.09	$2.17 ₹186.33	+41.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.77	$4.27 ₹365.94	+133.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP942.07	$21.74 ₹1,864.86	+17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.62	$4.74 ₹406.61	+55.7%
Average			+62.9%

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pay 30.7% less for clothing

	Cairo	Bangalore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	$32.90 ₹2,822.31	-11.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	$30.32 ₹2,600.58	-38.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	$53.75 ₹4,610.39	-44.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	$38.87 ₹3,334.17	-27.5%
Average			-30.7%

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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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