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Cairo vs. Manado Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 9.0% cheaper than Manado.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 44.2% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 0.7% more in Cairo
Childcare: pay 51.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 5.6% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Manado Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Manado	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$0.96 IDR15,497.50	$4.06 EGP206.15	+324.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.03 IDR49,075.41	$4.71 EGP239.14	+55.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.32 IDR5,165.83	$0.33 EGP16.99	+4.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 IDR4,132.67	$0.12 EGP6.22	-52.0%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 44.2% less for groceries

	Manado	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.06 IDR17,219.44	$0.65 EGP32.96	-38.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 IDR58,115.62	$1.59 EGP80.52	-55.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 IDR78,219.23	$3.40 EGP172.60	-29.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 IDR27,275.60	$1.45 EGP73.62	-13.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.45 IDR23,431.85	$1.96 EGP99.50	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 IDR18,745.48	$0.68 EGP34.74	-40.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 IDR12,496.99	$0.23 EGP11.83	-69.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 IDR12,184.56	$0.16 EGP8.08	-78.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 IDR8,279.25	$0.19 EGP9.77	-62.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 IDR6,795.24	$0.22 EGP10.98	-48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 IDR18,042.52	$0.19 EGP9.63	-83.0%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Manado	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.12 IDR50,555.04	$1.01 EGP51.53	-67.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP412.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.87 IDR46,492.49	$2.50 EGP126.79	-13.0%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 0.7% more for housing

	Manado	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.65 IDR123,979.98	$9.69 EGP492.23	+26.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$340.13 IDR5,510,221.30	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.28 IDR1,446,433.09	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	+45.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$19.61 IDR317,673.37	$13.65 EGP693.23	-30.4%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 51.4% less for childcare

	Manado	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$143.49 IDR2,324,624.61	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-39.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,357.03 IDR86,785,985.52	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-63.6%
Average			-51.4%

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pay 16.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Manado	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.83 IDR61,989.99	$1.42 EGP72.15	-62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 IDR28,412.08	$1.54 EGP78.09	-12.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.23 IDR36,160.83	$1.83 EGP92.77	-18.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.13 IDR309,949.95	$18.55 EGP942.07	-3.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.71 IDR43,909.58	$3.04 EGP154.62	+12.3%
Average			-16.8%

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pay 5.6% more for clothing

	Manado	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.77 IDR1,033,166.49	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-41.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.51 IDR413,266.60	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+93.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.26 IDR1,575,578.90	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.53 IDR1,239,799.79	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-30.0%
Average			+5.6%

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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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