Cairo vs Faisalabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Faisalabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$289
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$670
🏠 One person rent
$193
$111
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$173
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$108
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
59
27
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 90% more expensive than in Faisalabad. Cities ranked 8130th and 9245th ($549 vs $289) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 27th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Faisalabad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Faisalabad ranked 13th in Pakistan, while ranked 5556th and 8707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Faisalabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$7.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$97
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$120
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
15.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$10.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$44.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$14.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$645

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
34 km or 21 mi Chiniot
$344
35 km or 22 mi Sahiwal
$260
48 km or 30 mi Gojra
$337
74 km or 46 mi Jhang
$364
77 km or 48 mi Okara
$290
83 km or 52 mi Sargodha
$330
92 km or 57 mi Hafizabad
$303
93 km or 58 mi Sheikhupura
$337
121 km or 75 mi Lahore
$386
125 km or 78 mi Kamoke
$268
132 km or 82 mi Gujranwala
$240
136 km or 84 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
146 km or 91 mi Burewala
$338
159 km or 99 mi Gujrat
$277
166 km or 103 mi Khanewal
$328
169 km or 105 mi Amritsar
$508
182 km or 113 mi Sialkot
$298
201 km or 125 mi Mirpur
$278
209 km or 130 mi Multan
$307
222 km or 138 mi Jammu
$399
238 km or 148 mi Jalandhar
$394
243 km or 151 mi Rawalpindi
$331
254 km or 158 mi Islamabad
$389
261 km or 162 mi Pathankot
$399
262 km or 163 mi Bahawalpur
$267
268 km or 167 mi Wah
$238
270 km or 167 mi Ludhiana
$448
279 km or 173 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
286 km or 178 mi Kohat
$307
323 km or 201 mi Peshawar
$352
325 km or 202 mi Mardan
$335
331 km or 206 mi Baramulla
$281
338 km or 210 mi Srinagar
$393
352 km or 219 mi Patiala
$365
359 km or 223 mi Hisar
$250
362 km or 225 mi Chandigarh
$401
365 km or 227 mi Khost
$423
379 km or 235 mi Bikaner
$291
379 km or 235 mi Mingora
$311
391 km or 243 mi Shimla
$282