Cairo vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1379
🏠 One person rent
$162
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$545
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$59.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1008
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
57
63
🏙️ Population
9.61M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 16% less expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8926th and 8647th ($424 vs $505) 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 2 months in Delhi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5583rd and 4744th 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
$3.97
$3.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$62.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$8.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$2.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$2.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$50.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$93.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$1972

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$445
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$391
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$533
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$383
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$275
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$351
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$280
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$328
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$288
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$319
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$303
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$284
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$325
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$252
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$360
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$371
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$375
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$299
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$358
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$397
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$371
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$395
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$286
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$430
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$379
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$396
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$378
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$299
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$373
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$268
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$329
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$500
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$368
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$393
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$406
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$407
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$310
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$360