Cairo vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$4264
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1096
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1719
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3145
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
9.61M
626K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 8130th and 2103rd ($549 vs $1884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 99th 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 1.7 months in Glasgow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Glasgow ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5556th and 40th 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
$5.45
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1191
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$790
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$188
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$291
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$37.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$81.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$97.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1097
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$12197

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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 Glasgow

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi East Kilbride
$1748
11 km or 7.1 mi Paisley
$1734
16 km or 10 mi Hamilton
$1731
19 km or 12 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
32 km or 20 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
34 km or 21 mi Greenock
$1524
35 km or 21 mi Stirling
$1659
37 km or 23 mi Irvine
$1514
40 km or 25 mi Alloa
$1670
46 km or 29 mi Livingston
$1651
50 km or 31 mi Ayr
$1520
54 km or 34 mi Dunfermline
$1693
66 km or 41 mi Edinburgh
$2043
73 km or 45 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
78 km or 49 mi Perth
$1537
97 km or 60 mi Dumfries
$1723
104 km or 65 mi Dundee
$1527
136 km or 85 mi Carlisle
$1632
152 km or 94 mi Whitehaven
$1706
161 km or 100 mi Bangor
$1305
170 km or 106 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
176 km or 110 mi Belfast
$1741
181 km or 112 mi Inverness
$1629
187 km or 116 mi Lisburn
$1643
191 km or 119 mi Douglas
$1719
193 km or 120 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
195 km or 121 mi Aberdeen
$1681
196 km or 121 mi Gateshead
$1833
200 km or 124 mi Jarrow
$1702
201 km or 125 mi Tynemouth
$1673
202 km or 126 mi South Shields
$1661
203 km or 126 mi Washington
$1644
207 km or 128 mi Elgin
$1554
208 km or 129 mi Durham
$1630
210 km or 131 mi Sunderland
$1430
211 km or 131 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
218 km or 135 mi Derry
$1662
219 km or 136 mi Morecambe
$1568
222 km or 138 mi Lancaster
$1532
227 km or 141 mi Darlington
$1251