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Cairo vs. Sopot Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 50.8% cheaper than Sopot.

Restaurants: pay 68.0% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 42.0% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 50.5% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 71.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 72.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Sopot Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 68.0% less for restaurants

	Sopot	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.90 PLN41.15	$4.06 EGP205.26	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.42 PLN30.86	$4.71 EGP238.10	-36.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 PLN8.62	$0.33 EGP16.91	-83.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.65 PLN6.86	$0.12 EGP6.19	-92.6%
Average			-68.0%

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pay 42.0% less for groceries

	Sopot	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.21 PLN5.02	$0.65 EGP32.81	-46.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 PLN18.95	$1.59 EGP80.17	-65.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.47 PLN14.44	$3.40 EGP171.85	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.00 PLN12.48	$1.45 EGP73.30	-51.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.73 PLN11.35	$1.96 EGP99.07	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.42 PLN1.74	$0.68 EGP34.58	+63.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.04	$0.23 EGP11.78	-68.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.73 PLN3.02	$0.16 EGP8.04	-78.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 PLN4.20	$0.19 EGP9.73	-80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 PLN1.56	$0.22 EGP10.94	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 PLN2.06	$0.19 EGP9.59	-61.8%
Average			-42.0%

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pay 50.5% less for transportation

	Sopot	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.08 PLN25.29	$1.01 EGP51.30	-83.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.45 PLN122.42	$8.12 EGP410.52	-72.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,694.68 PLN123,448.68	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,506.05	+22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.92 PLN32.92	$2.50 EGP126.23	-68.5%
Average			-50.5%

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pay 71.0% less for housing

	Sopot	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.63 PLN65.00	$9.69 EGP490.09	-38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$907.34 PLN3,772.04	$208.74 EGP10,553.76	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$532.03 PLN2,211.79	$129.60 EGP6,552.51	-75.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$204.68 PLN850.93	$13.65 EGP690.22	-93.3%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 72.2% less for childcare

	Sopot	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$330.97 PLN1,375.94	$87.26 EGP4,411.90	-73.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,681.30 PLN27,775.95	$1,948.40 EGP98,510.27	-70.8%
Average			-72.2%

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pay 54.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Sopot	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.71 PLN15.43	$1.42 EGP71.84	-61.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 PLN14.19	$1.54 EGP77.75	-55.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.58 PLN19.03	$1.83 EGP92.37	-60.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.03 PLN141.45	$18.55 EGP937.98	-45.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.19 PLN25.72	$3.04 EGP153.94	-50.8%
Average			-54.6%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Sopot	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.36 PLN292.52	$37.28 EGP1,884.88	-47.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.03 PLN141.45	$49.39 EGP2,497.32	+45.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$69.29 PLN288.05	$97.57 EGP4,933.22	+40.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.16 PLN312.48	$53.60 EGP2,710.07	-28.7%
Average			+2.6%

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