Albuquerque vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2227
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5507
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1367
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2709
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4282
$189
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
27
83
😀 Quality of life
79
59
🏙️ Population
565K
9.61M

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 306% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1221st and 8130th ($2227 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1095th and 3rd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Albuquerque ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 525th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Albuquerque Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.98
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1432
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1078
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2625
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2364
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$80.9
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.47%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3560
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.19
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.01
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.48
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.75
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.37
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.44
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.98
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.72
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.3
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1346
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6035
$2554

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$2269
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$2004
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$1860
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$1916
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$2340
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$2324
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$2355
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$2353
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$2096
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$2368
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$2078
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$2042
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$2282
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$2392
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$513
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$511
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$494
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$490
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$490
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$472
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$450
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$478
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$489
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$470
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$446
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$468
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$366
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$393
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$449
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$418
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$384
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$495
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$455
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$421
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$657
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$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
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$625
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$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
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$1523
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$1687
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$692
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$1848
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$1825
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$1703
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$440
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$1779
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$603
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$1826
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$449
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$802
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$1701