Cairo vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Cairo	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1055	$1180
🏠 One person rent	$163	$172
🏘️ Family rent	$278	$295
🍽️ Food expenses	$171	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.6	$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$175	$1037
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	65
😀 Quality of life	57	69
🏙️ Population	9.61M	9.31M

The cost of living in Cairo is 11% less expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8922nd and 8790th ($430 vs $482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 11th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 2.2 months in Hyderabad, India. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hyderabad, India ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5902nd and 3590th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hyderabad, India

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	Cairo	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.83	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.7	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$120	$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$336	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$215	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.8	$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.3	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.2	$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.96%	9.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$823	$1468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.46	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.33	$3.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.32	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.58	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$6.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$6.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.14	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.76	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.76	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.96	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.03	$1.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.11	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.85	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.92	$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.4	$4.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.65	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.2	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$48.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.4	$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2060	$2612

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$398
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$397
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$380
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$316
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$345
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$330
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$302
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$364
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$318
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$364
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$280
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$281
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$259
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$312
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$299
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$291
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$358
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$355
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$277
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$676
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1822
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1893
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1902
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$497
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1644
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1775
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1586
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1827
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$775
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1944
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1979
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1851
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$365
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1963
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$581
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1995
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$404
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1010
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1898

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$410
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$366
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$282
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$373
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$377
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$316
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$252
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$342
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$276
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$356
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$408
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$369
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$331
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$290
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$363
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$299
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$317
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$344
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$297
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$309
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$371
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$346
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$316
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$320
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$278
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$373
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$329
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$537
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$305
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$315
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$300
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$325
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$301
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$297
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$331
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$330
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$556
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$364
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$314