Cairo vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1034
🏠 One person rent
$189
$199
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$155
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
84
69
😀 Quality of life
60
50
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 7% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8887th ($473 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 6597th 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
$4.18
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$187
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$98.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$65.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
18.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1311
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$9.39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$1.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$20.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$21.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$80.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$61.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$2738

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$416
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$344
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$277
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$354
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$265
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$351
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$334
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$364
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$320
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$376
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$363
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$311
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$284
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$302
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$372
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$316
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$368
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$354
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$333
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$427
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$294
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$351
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$380
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$303
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$350
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$393
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$291
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$401
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$337
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$458
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$362
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$347
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$421
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$403
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$396
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$404
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$373