Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Mykolayiv, Ukraine

Mykolayiv vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Mykolayiv is 2.1 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 98.5% more in Mykolayiv
Groceries: pay 71.4% more in Mykolayiv
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Mykolayiv
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Mykolayiv
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Mykolayiv
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.5% less in Mykolayiv
Clothing: pay 2.9% more in Mykolayiv

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, groceries, housing, and clothing in Mykolayiv are more expensive than in Cairo. Notably, childcare, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Mykolayiv.

Mykolayiv vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 98.5% more for restaurants

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.31	$8.43 UAH349.04	+107.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP233.52	$6.02 UAH249.31	+27.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.59	$0.48 UAH19.95	+44.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.07	$0.39 UAH15.96	+214.6%
Average			+98.5%

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pay 71.4% more for groceries

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.18	$0.53 UAH21.79	-18.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.63	$3.89 UAH161.22	+145.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.54	$3.65 UAH151.31	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP71.89	$1.70 UAH70.23	+17.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.17	$1.65 UAH68.27	-15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP33.92	$0.24 UAH9.80	-65.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.55	$0.60 UAH24.88	+157.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.89	$0.56 UAH23.22	+252.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.54	$0.74 UAH30.76	+285.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.72	$0.13 UAH5.43	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.41	$0.30 UAH12.51	+59.3%
Average			+71.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.32	$4.87 UAH201.74	+380.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP402.62	$9.63 UAH398.90	+18.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,799,227.78	$31,303.98 UAH1,296,427.93	-13.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP123.81	$4.82 UAH199.45	+92.9%
Average			+119.5%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP480.67	$5.87 UAH243.22	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,350.80	$144.48 UAH5,983.51	-30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,426.50	$96.32 UAH3,989.01	-25.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP676.95	$52.17 UAH2,160.71	+282.2%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,327.06	$502.67 UAH20,817.64	+476.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,615.88	$10,835.99 UAH448,763.52	+456.1%
Average			+466.1%

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pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.46	$0.84 UAH34.90	-40.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.26	$0.84 UAH34.90	-45.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.59	$2.01 UAH83.27	+10.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP919.94	$20.11 UAH832.71	+8.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP150.98	$3.49 UAH144.60	+14.7%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 2.9% more for clothing

	Cairo	Mykolayiv
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,848.64	$46.15 UAH1,911.40	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,449.30	$31.91 UAH1,321.36	-35.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,838.36	$82.77 UAH3,428.05	-15.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,657.95	$74.25 UAH3,074.86	+38.5%
Average			+2.9%

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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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