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Cairo vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 44.9% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants: pay 61.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 57.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 63.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 55.4% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.4% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.0% less for restaurants

	Mexico	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.83 MX$179.49	$4.06 EGP206.47	-54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.25 MX$147.42	$4.71 EGP239.51	-35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 MX$22.53	$0.33 EGP17.01	-69.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 MX$16.99	$0.12 EGP6.23	-85.3%
Average			-61.0%

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pay 57.0% less for groceries

	Mexico	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.35 MX$47.84	$0.65 EGP33.01	-72.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 MX$73.61	$1.59 EGP80.64	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 MX$105.18	$3.40 EGP172.86	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$44.31	$1.45 EGP73.74	-33.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.12 MX$63.51	$1.96 EGP99.66	-37.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.08 MX$22.01	$0.68 EGP34.79	-36.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 MX$11.53	$0.23 EGP11.85	-58.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 MX$14.37	$0.16 EGP8.09	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MX$14.20	$0.19 EGP9.79	-72.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.81 MX$16.40	$0.22 EGP11.00	-73.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 MX$14.93	$0.19 EGP9.65	-74.2%
Average			-57.0%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Mexico	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.48 MX$91.07	$1.01 EGP51.60	-77.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.30 MX$534.64	$8.12 EGP412.94	-69.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,957.31 MX$405,676.15	$36,284.10 EGP1,845,333.59	+81.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.63 MX$317.65	$2.50 EGP126.98	-84.0%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 63.6% less for housing

	Mexico	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.71 MX$542.99	$9.69 EGP492.98	-63.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$486.26 MX$9,884.36	$208.74 EGP10,616.05	-57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$362.30 MX$7,364.50	$129.60 EGP6,591.19	-64.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.69 MX$908.38	$13.65 EGP694.29	-69.5%
Average			-63.6%

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pay 55.4% less for childcare

	Mexico	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.12 MX$4,169.45	$87.26 EGP4,437.94	-57.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,165.20 MX$84,666.84	$1,948.40 EGP99,091.69	-53.2%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 41.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 MX$43.84	$1.42 EGP72.26	-34.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 MX$57.72	$1.54 EGP78.21	-45.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.78 MX$76.92	$1.83 EGP92.91	-51.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.67 MX$684.35	$18.55 EGP943.52	-44.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.39 MX$89.24	$3.04 EGP154.85	-30.6%
Average			-41.4%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Mexico	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.84 MX$931.83	$37.28 EGP1,896.01	-18.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.33 MX$738.47	$49.39 EGP2,512.06	+36.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.04 MX$1,667.64	$97.57 EGP4,962.34	+18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.65 MX$1,558.01	$53.60 EGP2,726.06	-30.1%
Average			+1.5%

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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: December 2024

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