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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Cairo Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 2.2 times more expensive than Cairo.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 92.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 3.6 times more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 11.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos

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

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Cairo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Cairo, you would:

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.06 EGP206.15	$4.35 R$26.92	+7.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.71 EGP239.14	$6.10 R$37.69	+29.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 EGP16.99	$1.24 R$7.65	+269.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.22	$0.75 R$4.63	+511.6%
Average			+204.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.65 EGP32.96	$1.24 R$7.65	+90.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.59 EGP80.52	$4.00 R$24.72	+152.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.40 EGP172.60	$3.71 R$22.94	+9.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 EGP73.62	$1.99 R$12.29	+37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 EGP99.50	$1.49 R$9.23	-23.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 EGP34.74	$0.81 R$5.01	+18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.83	$0.67 R$4.17	+189.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.16 EGP8.08	$0.46 R$2.87	+191.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.77	$0.66 R$4.09	+243.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 EGP10.98	$0.54 R$3.35	+150.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.19 EGP9.63	$0.44 R$2.73	+132.5%
Average			+108.4%

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.01 EGP51.53	$3.49 R$21.58	+244.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.12 EGP412.31	$24.82 R$153.45	+205.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.50 EGP126.79	$9.37 R$57.93	+275.3%
Average			+171.2%

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pay 92.2% more for housing

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.69 EGP492.23	$19.08 R$117.96	+96.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	$338.41 R$2,092.13	+62.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	$249.66 R$1,543.46	+92.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$13.65 EGP693.23	$29.69 R$183.54	+117.5%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for childcare

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	$316.02 R$1,953.68	+262.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	+262.1%
Average			+262.1%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 EGP72.15	$1.74 R$10.77	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.54 EGP78.09	$1.60 R$9.86	+3.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 EGP92.77	$2.09 R$12.92	+14.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$18.55 EGP942.07	$20.66 R$127.74	+11.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.04 EGP154.62	$5.23 R$32.30	+71.6%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 11.1% more for clothing

	Cairo	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	$58.03 R$358.76	+55.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	$45.00 R$278.18	-8.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	$75.09 R$464.25	-23.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	$64.70 R$399.97	+20.7%
Average			+11.1%

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