Cost of living comparison

Switzerland

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Switzerland Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 77.7% cheaper than Switzerland overall.

Restaurants: pay 86.8% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 78.5% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 68.8% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 88.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 95.1% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.0% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 46.8% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Switzerland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.8% less for restaurants

	Switzerland	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.66 CHF22.73	$4.06 EGP202.52	-85.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.97 CHF13.94	$4.71 EGP234.92	-72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.67 CHF3.84	$0.33 EGP16.69	-92.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.13 CHF3.39	$0.12 EGP6.11	-97.0%
Average			-86.8%

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pay 78.5% less for groceries

	Switzerland	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$3.64 CHF2.99	$0.65 EGP32.38	-82.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.22 CHF10.86	$1.59 EGP79.10	-88.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.31 CHF6.01	$3.40 EGP169.55	-53.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.80 CHF5.58	$1.45 EGP72.32	-78.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$12.89 CHF10.59	$1.96 EGP97.75	-84.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 CHF1.25	$0.68 EGP34.12	-54.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.85	$0.23 EGP11.62	-77.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 CHF1.08	$0.16 EGP7.93	-87.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 CHF2.34	$0.19 EGP9.60	-93.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 CHF0.92	$0.22 EGP10.79	-80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.07 CHF0.88	$0.19 EGP9.46	-82.3%
Average			-78.5%

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pay 68.8% less for transportation

	Switzerland	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.83 CHF6.44	$1.01 EGP50.62	-87.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$114.11 CHF93.74	$8.12 EGP405.04	-92.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,806.66 CHF30,235.53	$36,284.10 EGP1,810,008.12	-1.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.03 CHF34.53	$2.50 EGP124.55	-94.1%
Average			-68.8%

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pay 88.0% less for housing

	Switzerland	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.46 CHF43.91	$9.69 EGP483.55	-81.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,622.75 CHF1,333.04	$208.74 EGP10,412.82	-87.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,411.84 CHF1,159.78	$129.60 EGP6,465.01	-90.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$180.02 CHF147.88	$13.65 EGP681.00	-92.4%
Average			-88.0%

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pay 95.1% less for childcare

	Switzerland	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,587.05 CHF2,125.18	$87.26 EGP4,352.98	-96.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,321.56 CHF24,908.22	$1,948.40 EGP97,194.76	-93.6%
Average			-95.1%

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pay 80.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Switzerland	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.82 CHF6.43	$1.42 EGP70.88	-81.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.42 CHF4.45	$1.54 EGP76.71	-71.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.09 CHF8.29	$1.83 EGP91.13	-81.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$88.49 CHF72.69	$18.55 EGP925.46	-79.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$21.15 CHF17.37	$3.04 EGP151.89	-85.6%
Average			-80.0%

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pay 46.8% less for clothing

	Switzerland	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$121.70 CHF99.97	$37.28 EGP1,859.71	-69.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.65 CHF50.65	$49.39 EGP2,463.97	-19.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$136.06 CHF111.77	$97.57 EGP4,867.35	-28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$176.75 CHF145.19	$53.60 EGP2,673.88	-69.7%
Average			-46.8%

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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: May 2025

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