Cairo vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$489
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1167
🏠 One person rent
$189
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$329
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$192
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$231
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
60
60
🏙️ Population
9.61M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8745th ($473 vs $489) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 9th 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 5895th and 5934th 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
$4.18
$5.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$226
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$41.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$64.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2066
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.12
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$68.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1832

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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

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$437
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$372
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$514
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$270
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$350
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$248
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$330
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$304
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$301
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$260
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$293
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$285
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$290
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$262
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$388
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$388
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$290
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$357
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$373
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$335
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$387
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$270
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$421
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$329
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$367
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$383
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$337
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$274
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$345
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$290
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$320
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$380
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$333
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$339
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$427
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$350
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$291
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$328