Cost of living comparison

Pretoria, South Africa

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Pretoria Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 44.4% cheaper than Pretoria.

Restaurants: pay 50.9% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 47.7% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 37.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 68.8% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 59.5% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Pretoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.9% less for restaurants

	Pretoria	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.52 ZAR152.04	$4.06 EGP202.52	-52.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.68 ZAR83.57	$4.71 EGP234.92	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 ZAR17.99	$0.33 EGP16.69	-66.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 ZAR14.49	$0.12 EGP6.11	-84.9%
Average			-50.9%

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pay 47.7% less for groceries

	Pretoria	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 ZAR19.17	$0.65 EGP32.38	-39.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.70 ZAR65.97	$1.59 EGP79.10	-57.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 ZAR87.68	$3.40 EGP169.55	-30.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.35 ZAR41.88	$1.45 EGP72.32	-38.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.08 ZAR37.05	$1.96 EGP97.75	-5.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 ZAR12.32	$0.68 EGP34.12	-1.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.22	$0.23 EGP11.62	-66.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.95	$0.16 EGP7.93	-78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 ZAR13.44	$0.19 EGP9.60	-74.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR11.42	$0.22 EGP10.79	-66.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 ZAR10.40	$0.19 EGP9.46	-67.5%
Average			-47.7%

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pay 37.2% less for transportation

	Pretoria	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.05 ZAR90.20	$1.01 EGP50.62	-79.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$65.32 ZAR1,165.64	$8.12 EGP405.04	-87.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,084.78 ZAR340,570.90	$36,284.10 EGP1,810,008.12	+90.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.78 ZAR156.60	$2.50 EGP124.55	-71.5%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 68.8% less for housing

	Pretoria	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.13 ZAR698.31	$9.69 EGP483.55	-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$416.34 ZAR7,429.72	$208.74 EGP10,412.82	-49.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$379.25 ZAR6,767.76	$129.60 EGP6,465.01	-65.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.03 ZAR1,535.21	$13.65 EGP681.00	-84.1%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 59.5% less for childcare

	Pretoria	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$216.65 ZAR3,866.17	$87.26 EGP4,352.98	-59.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,800.41 ZAR85,664.01	$1,948.40 EGP97,194.76	-59.4%
Average			-59.5%

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pay 41.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Pretoria	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.39 ZAR42.57	$1.42 EGP70.88	-40.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 ZAR35.61	$1.54 EGP76.71	-22.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 ZAR52.71	$1.83 EGP91.13	-38.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.21 ZAR610.49	$18.55 EGP925.46	-45.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.81 ZAR139.37	$3.04 EGP151.89	-61.0%
Average			-41.6%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Pretoria	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.09 ZAR875.96	$37.28 EGP1,859.71	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.65 ZAR618.30	$49.39 EGP2,463.97	+42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.30 ZAR1,647.11	$97.57 EGP4,867.35	+5.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$98.31 ZAR1,754.31	$53.60 EGP2,673.88	-45.5%
Average			-5.3%

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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: May 2025

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