Cairo vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$484
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1290
🏠 One person rent
$193
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$454
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 13% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8130th and 8607th ($549 vs $484) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 2.2 months in Delhi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 4th in India, while ranked 5556th and 4314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Delhi

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Cairo Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$21.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$219
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$649
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$63.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$7.84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.68
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$28.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$98.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$2174

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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

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$458
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$423
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$522
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$408
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$371
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$362
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$343
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$357
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$337
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$321
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$296
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$255
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$352
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$250
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$361
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$379
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$374
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$342
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$401
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$375
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$392
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$282
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$448
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$433
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$400
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$414
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$394
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$336
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$435
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$291
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$301
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$508
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$370
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$374
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$386
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$399
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$290
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$338