Birmingham vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2137
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5026
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1974
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$198
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3365
$185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
60
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.61M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 352% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1622nd and 8802nd ($2137 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 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 48th and 5895th 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
$17.5
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.92
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.58
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.31
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1226
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$939
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1511
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$310
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.57%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5209
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3967
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.44
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.6
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.74
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.27
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.51
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.5
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.77
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.72
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1583
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$2311

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1812
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1818
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1775
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1847
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1716
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1840
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1853
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$2051
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1608
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1951
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2134
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1890
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1790
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1696
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1851
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1612
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1709
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1899
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1658
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1849
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1795
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1728
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1827
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1902
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1783
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1900
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1885
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1831
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1901

Cities near Cairo

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