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Cairo vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 20.5% cheaper than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.9% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 46.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 21.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 45.4% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 45.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.7% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 22.6% more in Cairo

The cost of clothing and restaurants in Cairo are more expensive than in Indonesia. Expenses including groceries, housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.9% more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR28,909.27	$4.06 EGP206.15	+127.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR52,442.11	$4.71 EGP239.14	+45.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,200.30	$0.33 EGP16.99	-46.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,693.06	$0.12 EGP6.22	-70.4%
Average			+13.9%

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pay 46.3% less for groceries

	Indonesia	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,128.33	$0.65 EGP32.96	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR73,535.64	$1.59 EGP80.52	-65.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR84,129.54	$3.40 EGP172.60	-34.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR26,274.27	$1.45 EGP73.62	-10.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR22,805.25	$1.96 EGP99.50	+39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR18,998.18	$0.68 EGP34.74	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,041.00	$0.23 EGP11.83	-62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,155.36	$0.16 EGP8.08	-80.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR8,802.93	$0.19 EGP9.77	-64.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,105.42	$0.22 EGP10.98	-61.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR14,967.63	$0.19 EGP9.63	-79.5%
Average			-46.3%

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pay 21.4% less for transportation

	Indonesia	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR50,222.76	$1.01 EGP51.53	-67.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR196,158.70	$8.12 EGP412.31	-32.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR391,665,556.94	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+50.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR62,926.58	$2.50 EGP126.79	-35.7%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 45.4% less for housing

	Indonesia	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR431,977.49	$9.69 EGP492.23	-63.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,525,224.24	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,659,669.82	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR774,125.93	$13.65 EGP693.23	-71.4%
Average			-45.4%

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pay 45.1% less for childcare

	Indonesia	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,818,923.61	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-22.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR98,194,044.58	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-67.9%
Average			-45.1%

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pay 21.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR44,443.97	$1.42 EGP72.15	-48.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR27,750.46	$1.54 EGP78.09	-10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR35,248.20	$1.83 EGP92.77	-16.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR432,908.19	$18.55 EGP942.07	-30.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR51,141.74	$3.04 EGP154.62	-3.5%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 22.6% more for clothing

	Indonesia	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR680,122.74	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-11.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR453,353.61	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+76.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,107,854.59	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+42.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,055,220.72	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-17.7%
Average			+22.6%

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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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