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:

pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.06
EGP201.82
$5.84
R$32.38
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $4.71
EGP234.11
$6.10
R$33.83
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.33
EGP16.63
$1.07
R$5.95
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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.65
EGP32.26
$1.60
R$8.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.59
EGP78.83
$3.98
R$22.08
Milk (1 gallon) $3.40
EGP168.97
$3.87
R$21.49
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pay 3.4 times more for transportation

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Gasoline (1 gallon) $1.01
EGP50.44
$3.81
R$21.15
Monthly public transit pass $8.12
EGP403.64
$49.64
R$275.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,284.10
EGP1,803,766.16
$19,245.44
R$106,787.22
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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
EGP481.88
$19.76
R$109.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.74
EGP10,376.91
$426.81
R$2,368.27
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $129.60
EGP6,442.72
$306.56
R$1,701.02
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pay 5.7 times more for childcare

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $87.26
EGP4,337.97
$530.28
R$2,942.39
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,948.40
EGP96,859.58
$10,354.19
R$57,452.32
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pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.42
EGP70.64
$1.74
R$9.66
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.54
EGP76.45
$1.88
R$10.45
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.83
EGP90.82
$1.74
R$9.66
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pay 3.8% more for clothing

 
Cairo
Rio De Janeiro
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.28
EGP1,853.30
$51.24
R$284.33
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $49.39
EGP2,455.48
$41.21
R$228.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $97.57
EGP4,850.56
$76.29
R$423.32
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