Cairo vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1142
🏠 One person rent
$190
$192
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$333
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$183
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$57.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$282
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
9.8M
26.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 1% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8767th ($483 vs $479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th 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 0.6 months in Delhi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Delhi ranked 7th in India, while ranked 5501st and 5583rd 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
$4.87
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$21.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$30.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$6.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$12.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$23.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$54.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$79.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$1844

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$404
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$368
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$509
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$344
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$256
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$335
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$239
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$326
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$286
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$284
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$245
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$276
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$270
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$273
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$256
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$352
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$369
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$395
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$271
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$334
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$379
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$311
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$384
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$252
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$391
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$339
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$330
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$348
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$346
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$260
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$299
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$279
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$308
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$397
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$309
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$326
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$450
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$371
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$340
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$316