Birmingham vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2219
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5157
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$1934
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$562
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3699
$199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.8M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 339% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1454th and 8680th ($2219 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 41st and 5610th 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
$18.1
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.6
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.95
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.89
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1255
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$964
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2045
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$315
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.96%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5472
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4260
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.99
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.2
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.7
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.94
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$21.3
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.82
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1648
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21078
$2645

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1872
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1835
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1836
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1887
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1769
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1886
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1910
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2010
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1693
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$2006
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2163
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1902
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1861
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1742
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1871
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1627
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1754
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1838
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1733
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1900
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1833
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1749
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1912
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1942
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1841
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1921
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1928
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1891
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1894

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066