Cairo vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
88
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
9.61M
488K

The cost of living in Cairo is 73% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 8130th and 1692nd ($549 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 46th 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5556th and 64th 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
$5.45
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14724

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666