Birmingham vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Birmingham Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1951
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4641
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$1137
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$1834
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$481
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$175
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3011
$165
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
1.14M
9.61M

The cost of living in Birmingham is 368% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1973rd and 8923rd ($1951 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th 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 1.5 months in Birmingham compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 35th and 5545th 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
$16.7
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.87
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.15
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1083
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$872
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2013
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1380
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.8
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4882
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3808
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.1
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.49
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.99
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$18.4
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.99
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.2
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1512
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18058
$1985

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Smethwick
$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi West Bromwich
$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi Halesowen
$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi Solihull
$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi Walsall
$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi Dudley
$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi Aldridge
$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi Willenhall
$1732
17 km or 10 mi Stourbridge
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Wolverhampton
$1718
19 km or 12 mi Bromsgrove
$1728
20 km or 12 mi Redditch
$1608
22 km or 14 mi Tamworth
$1737
25 km or 15 mi Cannock
$1736
26 km or 16 mi Kidderminster
$1744
27 km or 17 mi Coventry
$1903
30 km or 19 mi Nuneaton
$1452
31 km or 19 mi Warwick
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Leamington Spa
$2009
35 km or 22 mi Stratford-upon-Avon
$1798
37 km or 23 mi Hinckley
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Worcester
$1569
39 km or 24 mi Stafford
$1750
40 km or 25 mi Burton upon Trent
$1633
43 km or 27 mi Telford
$1450
45 km or 28 mi Rugby
$1600
55 km or 34 mi Leicester
$1805
57 km or 35 mi Derby
$1727
57 km or 35 mi Loughborough
$1759
60 km or 37 mi Banbury
$1693
61 km or 38 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
63 km or 39 mi Shrewsbury
$1591
63 km or 39 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
66 km or 41 mi Cheltenham
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Market Harborough
$1790
70 km or 44 mi Leek
$1686
72 km or 45 mi Gloucester
$1623
73 km or 45 mi Hereford
$1814
73 km or 46 mi Nottingham
$1820
73 km or 46 mi Northampton
$1748

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