Cairo vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1270
🏠 One person rent	$154	$165
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$420
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$182
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$73.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	65
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	9.61M	9.31M

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% less expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8802nd ($417 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th 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 2.3 months in Hyderabad, India. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hyderabad, India ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5545th and 4025th 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	$3.9	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$578
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$35.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$8.64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$837
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$14.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$8.01
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$30.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$104
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$2458

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$395
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$298
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$372
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$388
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$294
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$250
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$349
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$272
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$358
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$359
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$397
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$366
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$315
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$280
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$354
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$292
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$311
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$338
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$293
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$304
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$355
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$340
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$304
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$316
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$272
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$367
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$330
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$514
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$307
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$296
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$295
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$375
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$292
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$292
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$346
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$315
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$466
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$359
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$304