Cairo vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$2295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$5636
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1360
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2398
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3514
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
88
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
9.8M
488K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1307th ($483 vs $2295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Edinburgh ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5501st and 83rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Edinburgh

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Cairo Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.34
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2686
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$6647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$4795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$50.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1749
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$25458

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Cities near Cairo

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 Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820