Cairo vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1089
🏠 One person rent
$201
$213
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
63
50
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 9% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8680th and 8843rd ($506 vs $464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Islamabad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Islamabad ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5610th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Islamabad

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Cairo Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$3.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$16.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$204
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$64
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$99.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
16.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$746
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$1.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3118

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$427
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$360
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$279
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$370
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$264
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$369
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$323
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$379
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$381
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$371
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$308
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$295
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$308
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$378
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$326
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$379
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$368
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$348
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$432
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$302
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$367
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$391
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$318
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$364
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$315
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$433
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$352
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$473
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$382
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$351
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$414
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$417
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$425
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$429
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$379