Cairo vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1196
🏠 One person rent
$201
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$348
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$265
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
61
🏙️ Population
9.8M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 0.3% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8680th and 8668th ($506 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Delhi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 14th in India, while ranked 5610th and 5790th 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
$4.85
$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$241
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$139
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$432
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$36.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$8.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
9.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2401
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.08
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$58.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$69.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1751

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$423
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$382
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$519
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$362
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$263
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$337
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$250
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$325
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$299
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$296
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$256
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$289
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$283
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$263
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$375
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$374
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$383
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$287
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$352
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$325
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$382
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$265
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$414
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$330
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$347
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$363
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$352
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$269
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$331
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$289
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$391
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$326
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$340
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$432
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$364
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$315
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$331