Cairo vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$4959
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1226
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2124
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3456
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
63
94
🏙️ Population
9.8M
626K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1708th ($483 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 86th 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 1.6 months in Glasgow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5501st and 39th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Glasgow

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Cairo Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$22.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$6.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1681
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$320
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$23.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$135
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$928
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$21435

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1878
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1885
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1831
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1647
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1835
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1704
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1842
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1760
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1586
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1750
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2295
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1640
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1456
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1593
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1596
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1798
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1485
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1820
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1878
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$2005
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1923
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$2236
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1806
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1943
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1820
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1784
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1777
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1778
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1523
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1872
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1554
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1646
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1834
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1791
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1404