Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 58.5% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 77.7% less in Cairo
Groceries: pay 67.8% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 52.6% less in Cairo
Housing: pay 84.5% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 63.0% less in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 70.7% less in Cairo
Clothing: pay 6.5% more in Cairo

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

Cairo vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.7% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR240.09	$4.06 EGP205.63	-75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR139.13	$4.71 EGP238.53	-51.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.46	$0.33 EGP16.94	-87.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.85	$0.12 EGP6.20	-95.5%
Average			-77.7%

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pay 67.8% less for groceries

	Victoria	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.83	$0.65 EGP32.87	-71.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR259.65	$1.59 EGP80.31	-91.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR107.71	$3.40 EGP172.16	-54.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR51.22	$1.45 EGP73.43	-59.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.96	$1.96 EGP99.25	-34.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$0.68 EGP34.65	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.73	$0.23 EGP11.80	-78.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.92	$0.16 EGP8.06	-83.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.79	$0.19 EGP9.75	-94.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.78	$0.22 EGP10.95	-73.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.46	$0.19 EGP9.61	-74.0%
Average			-67.8%

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pay 52.6% less for transportation

	Victoria	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR83.33	$1.01 EGP51.39	-82.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR384.14	$8.12 EGP411.25	-69.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	$36,284.10 EGP1,837,789.77	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR661.58	$2.50 EGP126.46	-94.6%
Average			-52.6%

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pay 84.5% less for housing

	Victoria	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,347.55	$9.69 EGP490.97	-94.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,037.78	$208.74 EGP10,572.65	-78.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,382.05	$129.60 EGP6,564.24	-83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,053.14	$13.65 EGP691.46	-81.4%
Average			-84.5%

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pay 63.0% less for childcare

	Victoria	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	$87.26 EGP4,419.80	-47.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR127,046.20	$1,948.40 EGP98,686.60	-78.0%
Average			-63.0%

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pay 70.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR58.25	$1.42 EGP71.97	-65.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.95	$1.54 EGP77.89	-70.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR327.86	$1.83 EGP92.53	-92.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,372.50	$18.55 EGP939.66	-80.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR80.03	$3.04 EGP154.22	-45.5%
Average			-70.7%

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pay 6.5% more for clothing

	Victoria	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR982.48	$37.28 EGP1,888.26	-45.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR419.71	$49.39 EGP2,501.79	+68.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,052.08	$97.57 EGP4,942.05	+32.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,094.37	$53.60 EGP2,714.92	-29.8%
Average			+6.5%

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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: March 2025

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