Cairo vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4745
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1202
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1911
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$591
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3199
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
63
90
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.31M

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 8680th and 1716th ($506 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 29th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 5610th and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Calgary

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Cairo Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$15430

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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

Cities near Calgary

Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1801
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1841
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1761
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1775
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1620
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1676
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1878
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2593
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1993
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2331
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2315
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1773
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2205
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1815
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$1956
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2187
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$2156
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2544
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1821
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1697
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1899
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1892
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1701
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1634
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$2009
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1884
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1506
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2241
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1486
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$2034
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2470
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2046
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2677
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2054
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2074
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2590
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2526
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$2460
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1934