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Cairo vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 24.2% cheaper than Rostov-na-donu.

Restaurants: pay 37.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 11.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 31.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 28.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 59.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 7.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Rostov-na-donu Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Rostov-na-donu, you would:

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pay 37.3% less for restaurants

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.63 RUB732.67	$4.06 EGP206.15	-38.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.08 RUB450.87	$4.71 EGP239.14	+15.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 RUB80.34	$0.33 EGP16.99	-54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 RUB47.62	$0.12 EGP6.22	-71.6%
Average			-37.3%

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pay 11.6% less for groceries

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 RUB49.70	$0.65 EGP32.96	+44.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.64 RUB402.08	$1.59 EGP80.52	-56.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.23 RUB356.92	$3.40 EGP172.60	+5.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.23 RUB135.87	$1.45 EGP73.62	+17.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.63 RUB180.35	$1.96 EGP99.50	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.45 RUB49.29	$0.68 EGP34.74	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 RUB56.81	$0.23 EGP11.83	-54.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.58 RUB63.91	$0.16 EGP8.08	-72.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 RUB91.90	$0.19 EGP9.77	-76.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.66	$0.22 EGP10.98	+0.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB22.75	$0.19 EGP9.63	-7.9%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 31.4% less for transportation

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.08 RUB230.05	$1.01 EGP51.53	-51.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.39 RUB2,141.64	$8.12 EGP412.31	-58.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,601.13 RUB3,268,825.65	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+22.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.08 RUB450.87	$2.50 EGP126.79	-38.8%
Average			-31.4%

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pay 28.5% less for housing

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.67 RUB736.43	$9.69 EGP492.23	+45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$335.99 RUB37,103.05	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-37.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$216.32 RUB23,887.57	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-40.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.21 RUB8,084.19	$13.65 EGP693.23	-81.4%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 59.0% less for childcare

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.81 RUB26,150.61	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-63.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,299.82 RUB474,825.11	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-54.7%
Average			-59.0%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 RUB112.72	$1.42 EGP72.15	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.63 RUB180.26	$1.54 EGP78.09	-5.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.29 RUB253.05	$1.83 EGP92.77	-20.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.09 RUB3,101.63	$18.55 EGP942.07	-33.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.08 RUB450.87	$3.04 EGP154.62	-25.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 7.5% more for clothing

	Rostov-na-donu	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.51 RUB5,798.72	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.28 RUB3,564.71	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	+53.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.32 RUB7,765.03	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+38.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$79.74 RUB8,806.10	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-32.8%
Average			+7.5%

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