Cairo vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5233
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2114
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	71
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	888K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 8926th and 1397th ($424 vs $2187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1219th 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 2.3 months in Indianapolis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Indianapolis ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 159th 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	$3.97	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1013
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1686
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$69.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1549
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$5.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1865
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$27094

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$1999
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1978
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$1927
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$1963
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$1954
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1917
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$1975
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1929
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1905
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1694
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1900
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2092
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1612
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1448
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1894
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1793
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1980
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1822
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1560
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1837
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1814
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1877
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1896
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1436
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1921
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1824
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2464
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1852
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1840
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2124
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1896
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1735
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1894
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1860
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1845
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1856
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1828