Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 44.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 51.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 28.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 41.1% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 47.1% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 81.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.8% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB754.90	$4.06 EGP207.56	-55.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB419.39	$4.71 EGP240.77	-7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB88.10	$0.33 EGP17.10	-68.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB39.87	$0.12 EGP6.26	-74.8%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 28.8% less for groceries

	Moscow	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB50.83	$0.65 EGP33.18	+4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB362.04	$1.59 EGP81.07	-64.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB293.08	$3.40 EGP173.78	-4.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB124.85	$1.45 EGP74.13	-4.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB163.14	$1.96 EGP100.18	-1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB55.64	$0.68 EGP34.97	+1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB54.84	$0.23 EGP11.91	-65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB58.79	$0.16 EGP8.13	-77.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB92.31	$0.19 EGP9.84	-82.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB20.48	$0.22 EGP11.06	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.19	$0.19 EGP9.70	-9.3%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 41.1% less for transportation

	Moscow	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB182.27	$1.01 EGP51.88	-54.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,348.57	$8.12 EGP415.13	-71.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,516,329.61	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+18.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB478.10	$2.50 EGP127.65	-57.1%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 47.1% less for housing

	Moscow	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB524.14	$9.69 EGP495.59	+52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB78,930.09	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB47,929.23	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-77.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,121.19	$13.65 EGP697.97	-84.2%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 81.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB38,337.02	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-81.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB855,723.89	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-81.3%
Average			-81.3%

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pay 40.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB251.63	$1.42 EGP72.65	-53.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB207.44	$1.54 EGP78.62	-39.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB201.31	$1.83 EGP93.40	-25.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,657.41	$18.55 EGP948.51	-42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB419.39	$3.04 EGP155.67	-40.3%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,668.89	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-54.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,476.62	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+16.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,953.10	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	-10.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,379.31	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-47.4%
Average			-23.8%

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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: April 2025

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