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Cairo vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 51.3% cheaper than Saudi Arabia overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 55.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 45.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 69.6% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.2% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 13.4% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cairo instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

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pay 45.5% less for restaurants

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.73 SAR25.27	$4.06 EGP206.15	-39.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 SAR28.32	$4.71 EGP239.14	-37.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 SAR2.77	$0.33 EGP16.99	-54.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 SAR0.92	$0.12 EGP6.22	-50.2%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 55.5% less for groceries

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.65 EGP32.96	-31.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.87 SAR14.53	$1.59 EGP80.52	-59.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.41	$3.40 EGP172.60	-49.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.58 SAR9.68	$1.45 EGP73.62	-43.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.22 SAR12.10	$1.96 EGP99.50	-39.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 SAR3.54	$0.68 EGP34.74	-27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.76 SAR2.87	$0.23 EGP11.83	-69.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 SAR2.80	$0.16 EGP8.08	-78.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SAR2.76	$0.19 EGP9.77	-73.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 SAR2.53	$0.22 EGP10.98	-67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.63 SAR2.38	$0.19 EGP9.63	-70.0%
Average			-55.5%

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pay 45.5% less for transportation

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.30 SAR8.64	$1.01 EGP51.53	-55.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.62 SAR167.58	$8.12 EGP412.31	-81.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,543.44 SAR95,931.19	$36,284.10 EGP1,842,506.70	+42.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.06	$2.50 EGP126.79	-86.2%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.43 SAR279.52	$9.69 EGP492.23	-87.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$384.32 SAR1,443.37	$208.74 EGP10,599.78	-45.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$279.56 SAR1,049.94	$129.60 EGP6,581.09	-53.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.15 SAR319.79	$13.65 EGP693.23	-84.0%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 69.6% less for childcare

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$303.07 SAR1,138.21	$87.26 EGP4,431.14	-71.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,063.63 SAR22,772.62	$1,948.40 EGP98,939.89	-67.9%
Average			-69.6%

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pay 62.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.70 SAR6.40	$1.42 EGP72.15	-16.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 SAR13.39	$1.54 EGP78.09	-56.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.18 SAR26.97	$1.83 EGP92.77	-74.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$98.57 SAR370.20	$18.55 EGP942.07	-81.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.63 SAR62.45	$3.04 EGP154.62	-81.7%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 13.4% less for clothing

	Saudi Arabia	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.91 SAR161.15	$37.28 EGP1,893.10	-13.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.28 SAR218.86	$49.39 EGP2,508.21	-15.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.66 SAR344.23	$97.57 EGP4,954.74	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.88 SAR296.24	$53.60 EGP2,721.88	-32.0%
Average			-13.4%

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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: January 2025

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