Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Kuantan, Malaysia

Kuantan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Kuantan is 69.1% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Kuantan
Groceries: pay 2.7 times more in Kuantan
Transportation: pay 87.6% more in Kuantan
Housing: pay 77.0% more in Kuantan
Childcare: pay 24.1% more in Kuantan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.6% more in Kuantan
Clothing: pay 19.2% less in Kuantan

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

Kuantan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Kuantan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.82	$2.27 MYR9.64	-44.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP234.11	$3.41 MYR14.47	-27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.63	$0.61 MYR2.60	+83.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.09	$0.32 MYR1.37	+162.7%
Average			+43.6%

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pay 2.7 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Kuantan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.26	$0.90 MYR3.84	+39.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.83	$4.88 MYR20.74	+208.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.97	$7.15 MYR30.36	+110.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP72.07	$1.23 MYR5.21	-15.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.41	$1.77 MYR7.51	-9.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.00	$1.07 MYR4.56	+57.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.58	$0.67 MYR2.84	+187.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.91	$1.29 MYR5.47	+709.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.57	$0.72 MYR3.06	+274.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.75	$0.46 MYR1.97	+114.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.43	$0.62 MYR2.62	+225.8%
Average			+172.9%

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pay 87.6% more for transportation

	Cairo	Kuantan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.44	$1.76 MYR7.48	+73.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP403.64	$27.26 MYR115.73	+235.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	$32,935.83 MYR139,845.54	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP124.12	$3.75 MYR15.91	+50.1%
Average			+87.6%

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pay 77.0% more for housing

	Cairo	Kuantan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP481.88	$24.99 MYR106.09	+157.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	$181.71 MYR771.56	-12.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	$113.57 MYR482.23	-12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP678.66	$37.63 MYR159.80	+175.7%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 24.1% more for childcare

	Cairo	Kuantan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	$97.56 MYR414.23	+11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	$2,657.58 MYR11,284.09	+36.4%
Average			+24.1%

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pay 97.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Kuantan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.64	$3.52 MYR14.95	+147.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.45	$2.23 MYR9.45	+44.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.82	$5.00 MYR21.22	+173.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP922.27	$34.07 MYR144.67	+83.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP151.36	$4.20 MYR17.84	+38.0%
Average			+97.6%

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pay 19.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Kuantan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	$51.11 MYR217.00	+37.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	$22.71 MYR96.45	-54.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	$46.94 MYR199.32	-51.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	$49.21 MYR208.96	-8.2%
Average			-19.2%

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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: June 2025

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