Bangalore vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$219	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$165
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	74	83
😀 Quality of life	68	58
🏙️ Population	12.3M	9.61M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 28% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8398th and 8923rd ($533 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in India and Egypt, respectively. Check India vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 3159th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Cairo

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	Bangalore	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$1985

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811