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Cairo vs. Denmark Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 69.2% cheaper than Denmark overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 71.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 71.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 80.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 26.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Denmark Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 82.4% less for restaurants

	Denmark	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.56 DKK156.00	$4.06 EGP206.15	-81.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.58 DKK90.99	$4.71 EGP239.14	-62.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.50 DKK25.29	$0.33 EGP16.99	-90.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 DKK18.76	$0.12 EGP6.22	-95.3%
Average			-82.4%

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pay 71.6% less for groceries

	Denmark	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.91 DKK21.05	$0.65 EGP32.96	-77.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.83 DKK42.20	$1.59 EGP80.52	-72.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.22 DKK52.23	$3.40 EGP172.60	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.38 DKK31.68	$1.45 EGP73.62	-66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.74 DKK34.29	$1.96 EGP99.50	-58.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 DKK9.24	$0.68 EGP34.74	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 DKK9.69	$0.23 EGP11.83	-82.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 DKK9.90	$0.16 EGP8.08	-88.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.88 DKK13.62	$0.19 EGP9.77	-89.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 DKK6.52	$0.22 EGP10.98	-76.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 DKK5.59	$0.19 EGP9.63	-75.5%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 71.5% less for transportation

	Denmark	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 DKK55.54	$1.01 EGP51.53	-86.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.44 DKK596.45	$8.12 EGP412.31	-90.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$45,047.14 DKK325,911.58	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	-19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.62 DKK170.87	$2.50 EGP126.79	-89.4%
Average			-71.5%

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pay 80.9% less for housing

	Denmark	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.71 DKK243.89	$9.69 EGP492.23	-71.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$967.90 DKK7,002.67	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-78.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$743.77 DKK5,381.13	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-82.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$157.10 DKK1,136.60	$13.65 EGP693.23	-91.3%
Average			-80.9%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Denmark	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.88 DKK3,761.28	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-83.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,190.53 DKK52,022.80	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-72.9%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 73.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Denmark	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.44 DKK53.85	$1.42 EGP72.15	-80.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.51 DKK39.86	$1.54 EGP78.09	-72.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.74 DKK63.23	$1.83 EGP92.77	-79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.95 DKK281.77	$18.55 EGP942.07	-52.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.76 DKK121.23	$3.04 EGP154.62	-81.8%
Average			-73.3%

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pay 26.4% less for clothing

	Denmark	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$93.72 DKK678.03	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-60.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.81 DKK280.77	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.07 DKK760.20	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	-7.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$155.42 DKK1,124.43	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-65.5%
Average			-26.4%

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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: January 2025

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