Cairo vs Depok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Depok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$385
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1071
🏠 One person rent	$154	$99.6
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$202
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$40.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$448
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% more expensive than in Depok. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8995th ($417 vs $385) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 78th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Depok. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Depok ranked 3rd in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 4767th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Depok

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	Cairo	Depok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$12.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$64.6
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$41.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$185
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$121
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$0.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$9.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$38.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$108
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$7606

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Depok

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
20 km or 12 mi	Jakarta	$701
23 km or 14 mi	Bogor	$513
27 km or 16 mi	Bekasi	$518
32 km or 20 mi	Tangerang	$558
60 km or 37 mi	Sukabumi	$563
80 km or 50 mi	Serang	$492
96 km or 59 mi	Cimahi	$500
100 km or 62 mi	Cilegon	$488
103 km or 64 mi	Bandung	$545
184 km or 115 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Cirebon	$521
203 km or 126 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
218 km or 135 mi	Banjar	$490
220 km or 137 mi	Metro	$432
261 km or 162 mi	Tegal	$480
283 km or 176 mi	Cilacap	$474
320 km or 199 mi	Pekalongan	$471
402 km or 250 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Salatiga	$421
421 km or 262 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
437 km or 271 mi	Prabumulih	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Palembang	$395
460 km or 286 mi	Surakarta	$417
475 km or 295 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
537 km or 333 mi	Madiun	$486
558 km or 347 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
582 km or 362 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Kediri	$464
617 km or 384 mi	Blitar	$453
631 km or 392 mi	Mojokerto	$505
642 km or 399 mi	Jambi	$458
650 km or 404 mi	Batu	$410
660 km or 410 mi	Surabaya	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Malang	$365
686 km or 426 mi	Pasuruan	$510
721 km or 448 mi	Probolinggo	$614
762 km or 473 mi	Pontianak	$427
846 km or 526 mi	Singkawang	$430
855 km or 531 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506