Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 10.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 11.4 times more in George Town
Groceries: pay 10.0 times more in George Town
Transportation: pay 9.4 times more in George Town
Housing: pay 16.8 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 15.6 times more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.5 times more in George Town
Clothing: pay 96.5% more in George Town

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

George Town vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 11.4 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.63	$29.82 KYD24.84	+634.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.53	$15.51 KYD12.92	+229.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.94	$3.80 KYD3.17	+1036.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.20	$2.91 KYD2.42	+2274.3%
Average			+1043.8%

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pay 10.0 times more for groceries

	Cairo	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.87	$4.97 KYD4.14	+666.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.31	$6.42 KYD5.35	+305.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.16	$11.63 KYD9.68	+242.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.43	$9.52 KYD7.93	+556.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.25	$6.73 KYD5.60	+243.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.65	$4.70 KYD3.91	+587.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.80	$2.08 KYD1.73	+793.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.06	$3.73 KYD3.11	+2247.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.75	$3.69 KYD3.07	+1818.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.95	$2.97 KYD2.47	+1273.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.61	$2.50 KYD2.08	+1216.8%
Average			+904.5%

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pay 9.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.39	$6.65 KYD5.54	+555.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP411.25	$29.82 KYD24.84	+267.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,837,789.77	$38,771.25 KYD32,289.08	+6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.46	$65.61 KYD54.64	+2527.9%
Average			+839.3%

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pay 16.8 times more for housing

	Cairo	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.97	$111.36 KYD92.74	+1048.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,572.65	$2,931.28 KYD2,441.20	+1304.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,564.24	$2,539.30 KYD2,114.76	+1859.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP691.46	$302.52 KYD251.94	+2116.0%
Average			+1582.1%

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pay 15.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,419.80	$1,601.98 KYD1,334.14	+1735.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,686.60	$25,183.42 KYD20,973.00	+1192.5%
Average			+1464.2%

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pay 5.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.97	$7.75 KYD6.46	+445.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.89	$6.63 KYD5.52	+331.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.53	$13.12 KYD10.93	+618.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP939.66	$86.49 KYD72.03	+366.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.22	$17.89 KYD14.90	+487.7%
Average			+449.8%

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pay 96.5% more for clothing

	Cairo	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,888.26	$89.47 KYD74.51	+140.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,501.79	$70.09 KYD58.37	+41.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,942.05	$128.24 KYD106.80	+31.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,714.92	$146.14 KYD121.71	+172.6%
Average			+96.5%

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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: March 2025

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