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Cairo vs. Shkoder Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 26.1% cheaper than Shkoder.

Restaurants: pay 45.3% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 44.6% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 48.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 49.9% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 12.8% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.4% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 32.8% more in Cairo

The cost of clothing and childcare in Cairo are more expensive than in Shkoder. Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Cairo.

Cairo vs. Shkoder Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.3% less for restaurants

	Shkoder	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.46 ALL523	$4.06 EGP205.26	-25.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.37 ALL418	$4.71 EGP238.10	+7.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.64 ALL157	$0.33 EGP16.91	-79.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ALL73	$0.12 EGP6.19	-83.8%
Average			-45.3%

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pay 44.6% less for groceries

	Shkoder	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.78 ALL74	$0.65 EGP32.81	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.62 ALL346	$1.59 EGP80.17	-56.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.01 ALL671	$3.40 EGP171.85	-51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.88 ALL276	$1.45 EGP73.30	-49.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 ALL198	$1.96 EGP99.07	-5.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 ALL55	$0.68 EGP34.58	+19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 ALL88	$0.23 EGP11.78	-74.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 ALL64	$0.16 EGP8.04	-76.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ALL56	$0.19 EGP9.73	-67.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 ALL42	$0.22 EGP10.94	-50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 ALL47	$0.19 EGP9.59	-61.7%
Average			-44.6%

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pay 48.2% less for transportation

	Shkoder	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 ALL747	$1.01 EGP51.30	-87.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.71 ALL1,026	$8.12 EGP410.52	-24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,144.86 ALL3,078,623	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	+12.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.51 ALL4,454	$2.50 EGP126.23	-94.6%
Average			-48.2%

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pay 49.9% less for housing

	Shkoder	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.95 ALL1,432	$9.69 EGP490.09	-35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$311.83 ALL29,865	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	-33.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$318.20 ALL30,475	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	-59.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.81 ALL4,675	$13.65 EGP690.22	-72.0%
Average			-49.9%

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pay 12.8% more for childcare

	Shkoder	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$81.87 ALL7,841	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	+6.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,637.47 ALL156,826	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	+19.0%
Average			+12.8%

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pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Shkoder	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.43 ALL233	$1.42 EGP71.84	-41.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.64 ALL157	$1.54 EGP77.75	-6.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.60 ALL345	$1.83 EGP92.37	-49.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.21 ALL3,659	$18.55 EGP937.98	-51.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.55 ALL627	$3.04 EGP153.94	-53.5%
Average			-40.4%

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pay 32.8% more for clothing

	Shkoder	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.93 ALL3,346	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.77 ALL1,798	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	+163.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.97 ALL7,754	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	+20.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.00 ALL12,546	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	-59.1%
Average			+32.8%

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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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