Cairo vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4390
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	70
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	9.8M	888K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1079th ($483 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 928th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cairo	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908