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Cairo vs. Culiacan Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 37.7% cheaper than Culiacan.

Restaurants: pay 60.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 59.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 44.3% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 23.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 13.3% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Culiacan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.2% less for restaurants

	Culiacan	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$204.83	$4.06 EGP206.15	-59.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.07 MX$145.94	$4.71 EGP239.14	-33.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MX$19.66	$0.33 EGP16.99	-64.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 MX$15.36	$0.12 EGP6.22	-83.6%
Average			-60.2%

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pay 59.6% less for groceries

	Culiacan	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.83 MX$58.38	$0.65 EGP32.96	-77.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 MX$76.81	$1.59 EGP80.52	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 MX$135.69	$3.40 EGP172.60	-48.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.03 MX$41.79	$1.45 EGP73.62	-28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.28 MX$88.26	$1.96 EGP99.50	-54.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$0.68 EGP34.74	-13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$0.23 EGP11.83	-70.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 MX$16.26	$0.16 EGP8.08	-79.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 MX$13.94	$0.19 EGP9.77	-71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.22 EGP10.98	-76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 MX$18.58	$0.19 EGP9.63	-78.9%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 44.3% less for transportation

	Culiacan	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.43 MX$91.34	$1.01 EGP51.53	-77.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP412.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,775.34 MX$573,044.23	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+30.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.28 MX$377.15	$2.50 EGP126.79	-86.3%
Average			-44.3%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Culiacan	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.06 MX$537.68	$9.69 EGP492.23	-62.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$347.48 MX$7,169.01	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$260.61 MX$5,376.75	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-50.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.96 MX$783.17	$13.65 EGP693.23	-64.0%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 23.4% less for childcare

	Culiacan	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$99.28 MX$2,048.29	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-12.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,978.40 MX$61,448.62	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-34.6%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 35.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Culiacan	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.86 MX$38.41	$1.42 EGP72.15	-23.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.32 MX$68.41	$1.54 EGP78.09	-53.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$1.83 EGP92.77
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.27 MX$665.69	$18.55 EGP942.07	-42.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 MX$81.93	$3.04 EGP154.62	-23.3%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 13.3% more for clothing

	Culiacan	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.09 MX$1,177.77	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.82 MX$512.07	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+99.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.01 MX$1,382.59	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+45.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$124.10 MX$2,560.36	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-56.8%
Average			+13.3%

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