Cost of living comparison

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Geneva vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Geneva is 11.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants
pay 16.2 times more in Geneva
Groceries
pay 6.3 times more in Geneva
Transportation
pay 8.2 times more in Geneva
Housing
pay 11.1 times more in Geneva
Childcare
pay 29.8 times more in Geneva
Entertainment and Sports
pay 5.4 times more in Geneva
Clothing
pay 2.4 times more in Geneva

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

Geneva vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

pay 16.2 times more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Geneva
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.06
EGP205.74
$30.79
CHF27.12
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$4.71
EGP238.66
$17.11
CHF15.07
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP16.95
$5.01
CHF4.41

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pay 6.3 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
Geneva
Bread
1 loaf
$0.65
EGP32.89
$3.83
CHF3.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.59
EGP80.36
$12.83
CHF11.30
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
EGP172.25
$7.41
CHF6.52

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pay 8.2 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Geneva
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.01
EGP51.42
$8.06
CHF7.10
Monthly public transit pass $8.12
EGP411.49
$79.84
CHF70.32
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,284.10
EGP1,838,832.03
$37,408.50
CHF32,951.13

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pay 11.1 times more for housing

 
Cairo
Geneva
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$9.69
EGP491.25
$59.62
CHF52.51
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.74
EGP10,578.64
$2,191.80
CHF1,930.64
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.60
EGP6,567.96
$1,942.94
CHF1,711.43

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pay 29.8 times more for childcare

 
Cairo
Geneva
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $87.26
EGP4,422.30
$3,761.19
CHF3,313.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,948.40
EGP98,742.57
$31,979.71
CHF28,169.20

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pay 5.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Geneva
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
EGP72.01
$9.12
CHF8.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
EGP77.93
$5.45
CHF4.80
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.83
EGP92.58
$10.26
CHF9.04

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

 
Cairo
Geneva
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$37.28
EGP1,889.33
$122.16
CHF107.60
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$49.39
EGP2,503.21
$62.27
CHF54.85
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.57
EGP4,944.86
$141.42
CHF124.57

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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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