Cost of living comparison

Escazu, Costa Rica

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Escazu Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 64.6% cheaper than Escazu.

Restaurants: pay 72.2% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 70.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 48.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 82.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 63.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 32.1% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Escazu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 72.2% less for restaurants

	Escazu	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 CRC5,449.87	$4.06 EGP201.82	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,901.92	$4.71 EGP234.11	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,004.82	$0.33 EGP16.63	-83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC736.39	$0.12 EGP6.09	-91.6%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 70.2% less for groceries

	Escazu	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 CRC1,308.07	$0.65 EGP32.26	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,151.40	$1.59 EGP78.83	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.21 CRC3,636.94	$3.40 EGP168.97	-52.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,643.90	$1.45 EGP72.07	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,219.90	$1.96 EGP97.41	-55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC982.91	$0.68 EGP34.00	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC317.83	$0.23 EGP11.58	-63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC802.20	$0.16 EGP7.91	-90.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC679.45	$0.19 EGP9.57	-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC654.73	$0.22 EGP10.75	-83.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC600.18	$0.19 EGP9.43	-84.1%
Average			-70.2%

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pay 48.4% less for transportation

	Escazu	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,767.67	$1.01 EGP50.44	-81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP403.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,123.42 CRC15,195,960.54	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	+20.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.70 CRC7,921.51	$2.50 EGP124.12	-84.1%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 82.0% less for housing

	Escazu	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.56 CRC27,018.73	$9.69 EGP481.88	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,054.33 CRC531,866.17	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	-80.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,054.33 CRC531,866.17	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	-87.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.04 CRC31,800.84	$13.65 EGP678.66	-78.3%
Average			-82.0%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Escazu	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC263,069.85	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	-83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,409.58 CRC6,260,097.00	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	-84.3%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 63.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Escazu	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,470.58	$1.42 EGP70.64	-51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,860.03	$1.54 EGP76.45	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.86 CRC2,450.96	$1.83 EGP90.82	-62.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$113.37 CRC57,189.10	$18.55 EGP922.27	-83.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.77 CRC3,921.54	$3.04 EGP151.36	-60.8%
Average			-63.3%

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pay 32.1% less for clothing

	Escazu	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.45 CRC37,053.21	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.76 CRC25,605.52	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.81 CRC63,466.05	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.18 CRC59,111.87	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	-54.3%
Average			-32.1%

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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: June 2025

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