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Pakistan vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Pakistan is 6.5% more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 6.4% less in Pakistan
Groceries: pay 6.0% more in Pakistan
Transportation: pay 71.5% more in Pakistan
Housing: pay 67.1% more in Pakistan
Childcare: pay 47.7% less in Pakistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 5.0% more in Pakistan
Clothing: pay 50.2% less in Pakistan

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Pakistan are more expensive than in Cairo. Expenses including clothing, childcare, and restaurants are lower in Pakistan.

Pakistan vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.4% less for restaurants

	Cairo	Pakistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP206.15	$1.63 PKR454.13	-59.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP239.14	$3.70 PKR1,029.27	-21.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.99	$0.30 PKR82.92	-10.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.20 PKR56.68	+66.5%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 6.0% more for groceries

	Cairo	Pakistan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.96	$0.54 PKR151.39	-16.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.52	$2.48 PKR688.33	+56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.60	$2.74 PKR761.70	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.62	$1.15 PKR320.86	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.50	$1.24 PKR343.95	-36.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.74	$0.47 PKR129.49	-31.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.83	$0.28 PKR77.78	+20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.08	$0.32 PKR89.24	+101.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.77	$0.23 PKR63.77	+19.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.98	$0.17 PKR46.54	-22.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.63	$0.22 PKR61.30	+16.2%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 71.5% more for transportation

	Cairo	Pakistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.53	$3.71 PKR1,031.56	+265.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP412.31	$6.71 PKR1,866.30	-17.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	$18,760.96 PKR5,216,315.93	-48.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.79	$4.64 PKR1,290.05	+85.8%
Average			+71.5%

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pay 67.1% more for housing

	Cairo	Pakistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP492.23	$13.82 PKR3,842.86	+42.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	$88.73 PKR24,670.78	-57.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	$52.29 PKR14,538.59	-59.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP693.23	$60.51 PKR16,823.02	+343.2%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 47.7% less for childcare

	Cairo	Pakistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	$34.35 PKR9,551.00	-60.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	$1,271.23 PKR353,453.44	-34.8%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 5.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Pakistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.15	$1.82 PKR507.26	+28.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.09	$1.50 PKR415.86	-2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.77	$1.89 PKR525.68	+3.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP942.07	$12.72 PKR3,536.22	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.62	$3.87 PKR1,076.23	+27.1%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 50.2% less for clothing

	Cairo	Pakistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	$14.19 PKR3,944.46	-61.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	$21.90 PKR6,087.97	-55.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	$61.34 PKR17,056.28	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	$28.94 PKR8,046.23	-46.0%
Average			-50.2%

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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: January 2025

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