Cost of living comparison

Cairo, Egypt

compared to

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Rio De Janeiro vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Rio De Janeiro is 2.8 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Transportation: pay 3.4 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Childcare: pay 5.7 times more in Rio De Janeiro
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.0% more in Rio De Janeiro
Clothing: pay 3.8% more in Rio De Janeiro

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

Rio De Janeiro vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rio De Janeiro instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP201.31	$5.84 R$32.45	+43.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP233.52	$6.10 R$33.90	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.59	$1.07 R$5.96	+220.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.07	$0.71 R$3.97	+483.3%
Average			+194.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.18	$1.60 R$8.91	+146.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP78.63	$3.98 R$22.13	+150.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP168.54	$3.87 R$21.54	+14.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP71.89	$1.91 R$10.64	+32.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP97.17	$1.42 R$7.92	-27.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP33.92	$0.98 R$5.45	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.55	$0.68 R$3.75	+189.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP7.89	$0.59 R$3.29	+272.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.54	$0.75 R$4.18	+290.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.72	$0.53 R$2.96	+146.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.41	$0.52 R$2.92	+176.4%
Average			+130.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP50.32	$3.81 R$21.20	+275.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP402.62	$49.64 R$276.02	+511.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,799,227.78	$19,245.44 R$107,010.44	-47.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP123.81	$7.68 R$42.71	+207.7%
Average			+236.9%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP480.67	$19.76 R$109.88	+103.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,350.80	$426.81 R$2,373.22	+104.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,426.50	$306.56 R$1,704.57	+136.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP676.95	$75.60 R$420.33	+453.7%
Average			+199.7%

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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,327.06	$530.28 R$2,948.54	+507.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP96,615.88	$10,354.19 R$57,572.42	+431.4%
Average			+469.5%

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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP70.46	$1.74 R$9.69	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP76.26	$1.88 R$10.47	+22.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP90.59	$1.74 R$9.69	-4.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP919.94	$25.20 R$140.14	+35.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP150.98	$6.97 R$38.74	+128.8%
Average			+41.0%

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pay 3.8% more for clothing

	Cairo	Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,848.64	$51.24 R$284.92	+37.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,449.30	$41.21 R$229.12	-16.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,838.36	$76.29 R$424.21	-21.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,657.95	$62.18 R$345.76	+16.0%
Average			+3.8%

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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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