Cost of living comparison

Tamarindo, Costa Rica

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Tamarindo Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 61.2% cheaper than Tamarindo.

Restaurants: pay 71.6% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 69.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 62.2% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 83.0% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 80.3% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 61.6% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Tamarindo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 71.6% less for restaurants

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.80 CRC5,449.87	$4.06 EGP201.82	-62.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.28 CRC4,681.34	$4.71 EGP234.11	-49.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC1,004.82	$0.33 EGP16.63	-83.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC736.39	$0.12 EGP6.09	-91.6%
Average			-71.6%

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pay 69.8% less for groceries

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 CRC1,308.07	$0.65 EGP32.26	-75.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,151.40	$1.59 EGP78.83	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,645.01	$3.40 EGP168.97	-53.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,643.90	$1.45 EGP72.07	-55.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 CRC2,219.90	$1.96 EGP97.41	-55.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC982.91	$0.68 EGP34.00	-64.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC317.83	$0.23 EGP11.58	-63.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 CRC709.29	$0.16 EGP7.91	-88.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC679.45	$0.19 EGP9.57	-85.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CRC525.48	$0.22 EGP10.75	-79.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC600.18	$0.19 EGP9.43	-84.1%
Average			-69.8%

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pay 62.2% less for transportation

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,767.67	$1.01 EGP50.44	-81.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.44 CRC27,965.75	$8.12 EGP403.64	-85.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,472.63 CRC17,894,402.72	$36,284.10 EGP1,803,766.16	+2.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC8,041.60	$2.50 EGP124.12	-84.3%
Average			-62.2%

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pay 83.0% less for housing

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.60 CRC26,028.28	$9.69 EGP481.88	-81.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,792.59 CRC904,284.26	$208.74 EGP10,376.91	-88.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$821.55 CRC414,435.69	$129.60 EGP6,442.72	-84.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.04 CRC31,800.84	$13.65 EGP678.66	-78.3%
Average			-83.0%

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pay 80.3% less for childcare

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$513.42 CRC259,000.44	$87.26 EGP4,337.97	-83.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,729.74 CRC4,403,775.16	$1,948.40 EGP96,859.58	-77.7%
Average			-80.3%

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pay 61.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,470.58	$1.42 EGP70.64	-51.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,860.03	$1.54 EGP76.45	-58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.82 CRC2,430.82	$1.83 EGP90.82	-62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$96.89 CRC48,876.09	$18.55 EGP922.27	-80.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.80 CRC3,431.35	$3.04 EGP151.36	-55.2%
Average			-61.6%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Tamarindo	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.45 CRC37,053.21	$37.28 EGP1,853.30	-49.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.32 CRC11,764.61	$49.39 EGP2,455.48	+111.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.89 CRC53,921.15	$97.57 EGP4,850.56	-8.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.18 CRC59,111.87	$53.60 EGP2,664.65	-54.3%
Average			-0.1%

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