Cost of living comparison

Cancun, Mexico

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Cancun Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.1% cheaper than Cancun.

Restaurants: pay 68.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 60.9% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 51.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 73.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 56.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 1.2% less in Cairo

Expenses including housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Cancun Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.8% less for restaurants

	Cancun	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$202.90	$4.06 EGP205.25	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 MX$192.76	$4.71 EGP238.08	-50.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.43 MX$29.20	$0.33 EGP16.91	-76.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14 MX$23.40	$0.12 EGP6.19	-89.3%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 60.9% less for groceries

	Cancun	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.43 MX$49.61	$0.65 EGP32.81	-73.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 MX$94.27	$1.59 EGP80.17	-65.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 MX$103.69	$3.40 EGP171.84	-33.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 MX$40.98	$1.45 EGP73.30	-27.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 MX$59.82	$1.96 EGP99.06	-33.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 MX$26.67	$0.68 EGP34.58	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.46	$0.23 EGP11.78	-67.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 MX$27.67	$0.16 EGP8.04	-88.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.60	$0.19 EGP9.73	-76.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 MX$19.17	$0.22 EGP10.93	-76.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.00 MX$20.53	$0.19 EGP9.59	-81.1%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 51.3% less for transportation

	Cancun	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.60 MX$93.98	$1.01 EGP51.30	-77.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$51.58 MX$1,054.21	$8.12 EGP410.49	-84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,820.02 MX$507,256.75	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,378.55	+46.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.39 MX$478.11	$2.50 EGP126.23	-89.3%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 73.2% less for housing

	Cancun	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.99 MX$633.32	$9.69 EGP490.06	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$695.82 MX$14,220.84	$208.74 EGP10,553.02	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$446.76 MX$9,130.62	$129.60 EGP6,552.06	-71.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.85 MX$1,652.40	$13.65 EGP690.17	-83.1%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 56.1% less for childcare

	Cancun	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.19 MX$3,702.97	$87.26 EGP4,411.59	-51.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,914.36 MX$100,436.84	$1,948.40 EGP98,503.42	-60.4%
Average			-56.1%

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Cancun	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 MX$45.80	$1.42 EGP71.84	-36.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.26 MX$66.65	$1.54 EGP77.75	-52.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.97 MX$81.16	$1.83 EGP92.36	-54.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.14 MX$472.93	$18.55 EGP937.92	-19.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.47 MX$91.31	$3.04 EGP153.93	-31.8%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 1.2% less for clothing

	Cancun	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.13 MX$983.73	$37.28 EGP1,884.75	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.59 MX$727.34	$49.39 EGP2,497.15	+38.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.42 MX$1,623.22	$97.57 EGP4,932.88	+22.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.32 MX$1,948.16	$53.60 EGP2,709.88	-43.8%
Average			-1.2%

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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: April 2025

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