Cost of living comparison

Sopron, Hungary

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Sopron Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 44.7% cheaper than Sopron.

Restaurants: pay 62.5% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 47.0% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 64.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.8% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 23.1% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Sopron Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 62.5% less for restaurants

	Sopron	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.86 HUF3,667.29	$4.06 EGP205.30	-58.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.42 HUF3,129.42	$4.71 EGP238.15	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 HUF381.40	$0.33 EGP16.92	-67.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 HUF224.93	$0.12 EGP6.19	-79.8%
Average			-62.5%

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Sopron	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 HUF518.12	$0.65 EGP32.82	-53.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.52 HUF2,053.68	$1.59 EGP80.19	-71.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.78 HUF1,405.81	$3.40 EGP171.88	-10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.71 HUF1,007.28	$1.45 EGP73.32	-46.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 HUF882.74	$1.96 EGP99.09	-17.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 HUF279.37	$0.68 EGP34.59	-9.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.72 HUF265.98	$0.23 EGP11.78	-67.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.86 HUF317.91	$0.16 EGP8.04	-81.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 HUF449.02	$0.19 EGP9.73	-84.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 HUF303.12	$0.22 EGP10.94	-73.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 HUF251.37	$0.19 EGP9.59	-71.9%
Average			-53.3%

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pay 47.0% less for transportation

	Sopron	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.91 HUF2,196.72	$1.01 EGP51.31	-82.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.12 EGP410.60
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,250.88 HUF11,246,367.89	$36,284.10 EGP1,834,887.04	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.47 HUF4,263.84	$2.50 EGP126.26	-78.2%
Average			-47.0%

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pay 64.5% less for housing

	Sopron	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.00 HUF5,949.17	$9.69 EGP490.19	-39.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.41 HUF205,368.46	$208.74 EGP10,555.95	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$401.15 HUF149,136.62	$129.60 EGP6,553.87	-67.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$120.69 HUF44,870.42	$13.65 EGP690.36	-88.7%
Average			-64.5%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Sopron	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$236.75 HUF88,015.05	$87.26 EGP4,412.81	-63.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,152.55 HUF4,889,725.17	$1,948.40 EGP98,530.73	-85.2%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Sopron	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 HUF449.85	$1.42 EGP71.86	+17.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.68 HUF625.88	$1.54 EGP77.77	-8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.79 HUF2,151.48	$1.83 EGP92.39	-68.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.46 HUF14,669.18	$18.55 EGP938.18	-53.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.89 HUF2,933.84	$3.04 EGP153.98	-61.4%
Average			-34.8%

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pay 23.1% more for clothing

	Sopron	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.94 HUF28,604.89	$37.28 EGP1,885.27	-51.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.95 HUF10,390.67	$49.39 EGP2,497.84	+76.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.61 HUF19,558.90	$97.57 EGP4,934.25	+85.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.76 HUF24,448.63	$53.60 EGP2,710.63	-18.5%
Average			+23.1%

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