Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Kota Damansara, Malaysia

Kota Damansara vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kota Damansara is 2.3 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 85.8% more in Kota Damansara
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Kota Damansara
Transportation: pay 97.2% more in Kota Damansara
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Kota Damansara
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Kota Damansara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Kota Damansara
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Kota Damansara

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

Kota Damansara vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kota Damansara instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 85.8% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP205.30	$2.95 MYR13.09	-27.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP238.15	$4.54 MYR20.14	-3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.92	$0.72 MYR3.20	+115.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.19	$0.44 MYR1.95	+258.6%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.82	$0.93 MYR4.11	+43.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.19	$7.47 MYR33.10	+370.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP171.88	$6.75 MYR29.92	+98.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.32	$2.04 MYR9.06	+41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.09	$1.94 MYR8.58	-1.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.59	$1.24 MYR5.49	+81.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.78	$0.62 MYR2.73	+164.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.04	$1.25 MYR5.55	+686.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.73	$0.63 MYR2.78	+225.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.94	$0.65 MYR2.89	+201.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.59	$0.56 MYR2.47	+193.3%
Average			+191.4%

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pay 97.2% more for transportation

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.31	$1.78 MYR7.90	+75.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP410.60	$11.36 MYR50.35	+39.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	$36,374.56 MYR161,266.61	+0.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.26	$9.31 MYR41.29	+273.0%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP490.19	$30.10 MYR133.43	+210.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	$567.86 MYR2,517.60	+172.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	$408.86 MYR1,812.67	+215.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP690.36	$42.38 MYR187.89	+210.4%
Average			+202.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	$180.77 MYR801.44	+107.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	$8,555.74 MYR37,931.89	+339.1%
Average			+223.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP71.86	$4.09 MYR18.13	+187.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP77.77	$2.92 MYR12.94	+89.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.39	$4.09 MYR18.13	+123.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP938.18	$49.74 MYR220.54	+168.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP153.98	$5.00 MYR22.15	+64.1%
Average			+126.7%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Cairo	Kota Damansara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	$59.63 MYR264.35	+59.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	$35.00 MYR155.18	-29.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	$76.75 MYR340.28	-21.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	$73.25 MYR324.77	+36.7%
Average			+11.6%

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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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