Cost of living comparison

Salalah, Oman

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Salalah Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 34.3% cheaper than Salalah.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 46.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 36.9% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 54.2% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 32.9% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.5% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 42.8% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Salalah Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Salalah	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.20 OMR2.000	$4.06 EGP202.52	-21.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.99 OMR5.000	$4.71 EGP234.92	-63.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 OMR0.280	$0.33 EGP16.69	-53.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 OMR0.100	$0.12 EGP6.11	-52.9%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 46.8% less for groceries

	Salalah	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.25 OMR0.480	$0.65 EGP32.38	-47.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.44 OMR1.330	$1.59 EGP79.10	-53.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 OMR2.840	$3.40 EGP169.55	-53.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 OMR0.740	$1.45 EGP72.32	-24.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.12 OMR0.820	$1.96 EGP97.75	-7.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 OMR0.360	$0.68 EGP34.12	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 OMR0.190	$0.23 EGP11.62	-52.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 OMR0.270	$0.16 EGP7.93	-77.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 OMR0.200	$0.19 EGP9.60	-63.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 OMR0.190	$0.22 EGP10.79	-56.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 OMR0.140	$0.19 EGP9.46	-49.2%
Average			-46.8%

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pay 36.9% less for transportation

	Salalah	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 OMR0.910	$1.01 EGP50.62	-56.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$54.55 OMR21.000	$8.12 EGP405.04	-85.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,780.79 OMR8,000.330	$36,284.10 EGP1,810,008.12	+74.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.66 OMR4.880	$2.50 EGP124.55	-80.3%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Salalah	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$75.98 OMR29.250	$9.69 EGP483.55	-87.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$255.43 OMR98.340	$208.74 EGP10,412.82	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$212.14 OMR81.670	$129.60 EGP6,465.01	-38.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$49.66 OMR19.120	$13.65 EGP681.00	-72.5%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 32.9% less for childcare

	Salalah	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.56 OMR43.340	$87.26 EGP4,352.98	-22.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,428.83 OMR1,320.050	$1,948.40 EGP97,194.76	-43.2%
Average			-32.9%

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pay 64.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Salalah	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.20 OMR2.000	$1.42 EGP70.88	-72.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 OMR1.000	$1.54 EGP76.71	-40.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.71 OMR2.200	$1.83 EGP91.13	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$94.70 OMR36.460	$18.55 EGP925.46	-80.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.79 OMR3.000	$3.04 EGP151.89	-60.9%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 42.8% more for clothing

	Salalah	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.71 OMR10.670	$37.28 EGP1,859.71	+34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.17 OMR12.000	$49.39 EGP2,463.97	+58.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.21 OMR24.330	$97.57 EGP4,867.35	+54.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.29 OMR16.670	$53.60 EGP2,673.88	+23.8%
Average			+42.8%

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