Cairo vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5581
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1437
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2329
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$4148
😷 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 79% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8680th and 1140th ($506 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Indianapolis

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Cairo Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$25946

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Lawrence
$2074
18 km or 11 mi Greenwood
$1928
22 km or 14 mi Plainfield
$2053
22 km or 14 mi Brownsburg
$1874
23 km or 14 mi Carmel
$2034
24 km or 15 mi Fishers
$2011
29 km or 18 mi Westfield
$1992
32 km or 20 mi Franklin
$2035
33 km or 21 mi Greenfield
$1855
33 km or 21 mi Noblesville
$1954
55 km or 34 mi Anderson
$1678
65 km or 41 mi Columbus
$1806
75 km or 46 mi Bloomington
$2086
79 km or 49 mi Kokomo
$1691
81 km or 50 mi Muncie
$1497
95 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$1968
96 km or 60 mi Marion
$1830
99 km or 61 mi West Lafayette
$2022
108 km or 67 mi Richmond
$1872
111 km or 69 mi Terre Haute
$1536
124 km or 77 mi Oxford
$1911
132 km or 82 mi Danville
$1952
143 km or 89 mi Hamilton
$1994
147 km or 91 mi Fairfield
$1993
155 km or 97 mi Middletown
$1554
156 km or 97 mi Florence
$1924
159 km or 99 mi Cincinnati
$2057
160 km or 99 mi Trotwood
$1933
162 km or 101 mi Covington
$2343
165 km or 102 mi Mason
$1904
165 km or 103 mi Clarksville
$1895
166 km or 103 mi Independence
$2122
166 km or 103 mi New Albany
$1908
167 km or 104 mi Dayton
$1901
168 km or 104 mi Jeffersonville
$1742
168 km or 104 mi Piqua
$1833
169 km or 105 mi Troy
$1849
169 km or 105 mi Fort Wayne
$1752
171 km or 106 mi Lebanon
$1864
172 km or 107 mi Kettering
$1931