Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Korce, Albania

Korce vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Korce is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.7 times more in Korce
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Korce
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Korce
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Korce
Childcare: pay 21.9% more in Korce
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.4% more in Korce
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Korce

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

Korce vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.7 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Korce
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP207.56	$5.46 ALL476	+34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP240.77	$6.00 ALL524	+27.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP17.10	$1.72 ALL150	+414.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.26	$0.84 ALL74	+588.4%
Average			+266.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Korce
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP33.18	$0.78 ALL68	+19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP81.07	$5.05 ALL441	+218.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP173.78	$7.01 ALL612	+106.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP74.13	$2.88 ALL251	+98.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP100.18	$3.17 ALL277	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.97	$0.36 ALL31	-47.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.91	$0.94 ALL82	+303.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.13	$0.54 ALL47	+237.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.84	$0.59 ALL51	+205.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP11.06	$0.44 ALL38	+101.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.70	$0.39 ALL34	+107.2%
Average			+128.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Korce
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.88	$7.80 ALL681	+668.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP415.13	$17.47 ALL1,524	+115.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	$32,152.89 ALL2,806,137	-11.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP127.65	$11.46 ALL1,000	+359.1%
Average			+282.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cairo	Korce
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP495.59	$13.10 ALL1,143	+35.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	$360.57 ALL31,468	+72.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	$252.07 ALL21,999	+94.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP697.97	$48.82 ALL4,260	+257.6%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 21.9% more for childcare

	Cairo	Korce
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	$163.75 ALL14,291	+87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	$1,091.64 ALL95,273	-44.0%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 70.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Korce
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.65	$2.18 ALL191	+53.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.62	$1.76 ALL154	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP93.40	$3.66 ALL319	+100.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP948.51	$24.56 ALL2,144	+32.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP155.67	$7.64 ALL667	+151.0%
Average			+70.4%

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Cairo	Korce
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	$62.42 ALL5,448	+67.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	$43.37 ALL3,785	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	$97.45 ALL8,505	-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	$54.58 ALL4,764	+1.8%
Average			+14.2%

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