Birmingham vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2004
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4769
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1189
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1948
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$479
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3056
$189
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
83
😀 Quality of life
93
59
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.61M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 265% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1780th and 8130th ($2004 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 3rd in the United Kingdom and Egypt, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Birmingham ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 58th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Birmingham vs Cairo

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Birmingham Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.6
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.18
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2219
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$293
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.5
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.95%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3766
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.1
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.27
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.13
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.79
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.42
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$114
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1501
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18689
$2554

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1809
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1765
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1751
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1817
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1680
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1733
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1723
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1716
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1664
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1687
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1713
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1586
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1683
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1722
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1727
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2320
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1497
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1711
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$1969
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1831
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1688
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1603
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1751
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1472
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1588
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1797
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1654
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1761
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1737
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1674
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1784
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1785
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1675
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1653
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1815
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1966
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1673

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701