Cost of living comparison

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Cairo vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 24.7% cheaper than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 16.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 27.4% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 21.7% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 57.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 4.0% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.5% less for restaurants

	Russia	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 RUB534.94	$4.06 EGP207.56	-37.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.14 RUB340.46	$4.71 EGP240.77	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 RUB65.56	$0.33 EGP17.10	-58.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 RUB31.59	$0.12 EGP6.26	-68.1%
Average			-37.5%

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pay 16.6% less for groceries

	Russia	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.47 RUB38.51	$0.65 EGP33.18	+38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.72 RUB305.31	$1.59 EGP81.07	-57.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.07 RUB252.47	$3.40 EGP173.78	+10.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.21 RUB99.51	$1.45 EGP74.13	+19.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.66 RUB136.09	$1.96 EGP100.18	+18.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 RUB44.51	$0.68 EGP34.97	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 RUB45.30	$0.23 EGP11.91	-57.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 RUB58.64	$0.16 EGP8.13	-77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.89 RUB72.82	$0.19 EGP9.84	-78.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 RUB17.78	$0.22 EGP11.06
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB17.12	$0.19 EGP9.70	-8.9%
Average			-16.6%

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pay 27.4% less for transportation

	Russia	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.12 RUB174.09	$1.01 EGP51.88	-52.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.67 RUB1,451.72	$8.12 EGP415.13	-54.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,642.44 RUB2,189,323.56	$36,284.10 EGP1,855,093.65	+36.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.15 RUB341.04	$2.50 EGP127.65	-39.8%
Average			-27.4%

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pay 21.7% less for housing

	Russia	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$5.97 RUB490.94	$9.69 EGP495.59	+62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.49 RUB25,021.53	$208.74 EGP10,672.19	-31.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$210.86 RUB17,326.91	$129.60 EGP6,626.05	-38.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.94 RUB5,336.28	$13.65 EGP697.97	-79.0%
Average			-21.7%

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pay 57.9% less for childcare

	Russia	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$190.09 RUB15,620.72	$87.26 EGP4,461.41	-54.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,074.52 RUB416,995.13	$1,948.40 EGP99,615.79	-61.6%
Average			-57.9%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.42 RUB116.91	$1.42 EGP72.65	-0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.67 RUB137.29	$1.54 EGP78.62	-8.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.10 RUB172.38	$1.83 EGP93.40	-12.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.15 RUB2,313.57	$18.55 EGP948.51	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.97 RUB326.50	$3.04 EGP155.67	-23.4%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 4.0% more for clothing

	Russia	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.85 RUB4,260.61	$37.28 EGP1,906.04	-28.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.92 RUB2,787.47	$49.39 EGP2,525.35	+45.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.53 RUB6,288.54	$97.57 EGP4,988.59	+27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.61 RUB6,213.33	$53.60 EGP2,740.48	-29.1%
Average			+4.0%

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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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