Cairo vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2189
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5318
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2170
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4608
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	71
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	9.61M	888K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1378th ($417 vs $2189) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1239th 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 2.1 months in Indianapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Indianapolis ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 191st 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	$3.9	$25.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1026
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1776
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$194
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$38
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1868
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$27149

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2023
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$2010
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1751
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1981
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1974
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2001
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1880
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1944
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1806
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1875
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2147
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1736
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1613
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2007
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1870
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2004
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1561
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1839
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1875
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1895
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1914
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1427
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1940
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1925
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1870
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2490
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1853
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1863
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2145
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1783
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1731
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1914
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1897
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1939
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1834
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1890