Cairo vs Harare - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Harare
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2551
🏠 One person rent
$193
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$917
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$294
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$440
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
37
😀 Quality of life
59
47
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.15M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Harare. Cities ranked 8130th and 5620th ($549 vs $957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Zimbabwe, respectively. Check Egypt vs Zimbabwe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Harare. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Harare ranked 1st in Zimbabwe, while ranked 5556th and 6463rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Harare

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Cairo Harare
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$39.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$35.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$117
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1378
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$31.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$38.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$7309

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Chitungwiza
$852
66 km or 41 mi Marondera
$761
105 km or 65 mi Chinhoyi
$784
133 km or 83 mi Kadoma
$689
165 km or 103 mi Kwekwe
$691
213 km or 132 mi Mutare
$645
223 km or 138 mi Gweru
$722
251 km or 156 mi Masvingo
$837
291 km or 181 mi Chimoio
$993
328 km or 204 mi Tete
$970
369 km or 229 mi Bulawayo
$777
399 km or 248 mi Lusaka
$777
447 km or 278 mi Choma
$795
458 km or 284 mi Beira
$1014
478 km or 297 mi Blantyre
$363
498 km or 309 mi Kapiri Mposhi
$968
510 km or 317 mi Ntcheu
$332
514 km or 319 mi Mulanje
$327
518 km or 322 mi Lilongwe
$367
525 km or 326 mi Francistown
$550
531 km or 330 mi Zomba
$326
549 km or 341 mi Livingstone
$734
584 km or 363 mi Mangochi
$332
588 km or 365 mi Monkey Bay
$335
599 km or 372 mi Ndola
$1210
618 km or 384 mi Quelimane
$992
635 km or 394 mi Kitwe
$1238
659 km or 409 mi Mufulira
$1236
665 km or 413 mi Palapye
$511
679 km or 422 mi Serowe
$554
680 km or 422 mi Chingola
$1107
714 km or 444 mi Mzimba
$337
734 km or 456 mi Mahalapye
$605
775 km or 482 mi Mansa
$1121
778 km or 484 mi Mzuzu
$338
786 km or 489 mi Lubumbashi
$1025
847 km or 526 mi Xai-Xai
$952
847 km or 526 mi Kasama
$1176
892 km or 554 mi Likasi
$953
898 km or 558 mi Middelburg
$866