Almaty vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$477
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
84
😀 Quality of life
70
60
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.61M

The cost of living in Almaty is 87% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6307th and 8802nd ($884 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Kazakhstan and Egypt, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 4103rd and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Cairo

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Almaty Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$2311

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947