Cost of living comparison

Hamilton, New Zealand

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 64.1% cheaper than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 73.6% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 66.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 50.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 81.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 89.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.3% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 19.3% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.6% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.14 NZ$21.95	$4.06 EGP202.52	-69.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.36 NZ$13.97	$4.71 EGP234.92	-43.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.37 NZ$3.96	$0.33 EGP16.69	-85.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.85 NZ$4.76	$0.12 EGP6.11	-95.7%
Average			-73.6%

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pay 66.5% less for groceries

	Hamilton	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.61 NZ$2.69	$0.65 EGP32.38	-59.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 NZ$4.48	$1.59 EGP79.10	-40.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.58 NZ$11.00	$3.40 EGP169.55	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.29 NZ$8.84	$1.45 EGP72.32	-72.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.66 NZ$6.11	$1.96 EGP97.75	-46.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.25 NZ$2.09	$0.68 EGP34.12	-45.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.31 NZ$2.18	$0.23 EGP11.62	-82.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 NZ$2.26	$0.16 EGP7.93	-88.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.98 NZ$4.98	$0.19 EGP9.60	-93.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.50	$0.22 EGP10.79	-75.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NZ$1.47	$0.19 EGP9.46	-78.5%
Average			-66.5%

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pay 50.0% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.21 NZ$10.37	$1.01 EGP50.62	-83.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.74 NZ$78.08	$8.12 EGP405.04	-82.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,285.40 NZ$38,899.77	$36,284.10 EGP1,810,008.12	+55.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.29 NZ$38.91	$2.50 EGP124.55	-89.3%
Average			-50.0%

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pay 81.0% less for housing

	Hamilton	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.87 NZ$83.31	$9.69 EGP483.55	-80.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$962.41 NZ$1,607.77	$208.74 EGP10,412.82	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$857.20 NZ$1,432.01	$129.60 EGP6,465.01	-84.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$69.78 NZ$116.58	$13.65 EGP681.00	-80.4%
Average			-81.0%

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pay 89.3% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$836.10 NZ$1,396.76	$87.26 EGP4,352.98	-89.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,916.44 NZ$29,930.57	$1,948.40 EGP97,194.76	-89.1%
Average			-89.3%

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pay 69.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.97 NZ$9.98	$1.42 EGP70.88	-76.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.43 NZ$5.74	$1.54 EGP76.71	-55.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$39.91	$1.83 EGP91.13	-92.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.96 NZ$56.73	$18.55 EGP925.46	-45.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 NZ$22.45	$3.04 EGP151.89	-77.3%
Average			-69.3%

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pay 19.3% less for clothing

	Hamilton	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.69 NZ$109.75	$37.28 EGP1,859.71	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.13 NZ$77.07	$49.39 EGP2,463.97	+7.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 NZ$153.64	$97.57 EGP4,867.35	+6.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.53 NZ$169.61	$53.60 EGP2,673.88	-47.2%
Average			-19.3%

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