Cairo vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$846
🏠 One person rent
$201
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$193
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$131
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$53.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$145
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
63
48
🏙️ Population
9.8M
3.2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 45% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 8680th and 9089th ($506 vs $348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Faisalabad ranked 5th in Pakistan, while ranked 5610th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Faisalabad

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Cairo Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$10.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$76.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$53.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$139
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$75.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$532
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$4.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$3.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$26.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1491

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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$378
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$318
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$367
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$302
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$315
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$381
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$371
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$379
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$432
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$326
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$308
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$351
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$330
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$382
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$391
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$308
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$279
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$417
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$295
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$352
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$427
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$464
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$364
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$298
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$360
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$414
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$379
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$323
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$370
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$264
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$353
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$352
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$263
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$379
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$289
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$369
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$265