Cairo vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$389
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1027
🏠 One person rent
$193
$169
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$140
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$33.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$221
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 8130th and 8988th ($549 vs $389) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5556th and 6200th 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
$5.45
$1.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$16.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$85.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$397
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$57.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$88
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$15.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
19.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$791
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$5.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$1.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.87
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$16.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$51.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1443

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$331
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$238
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$278
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$335
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$281
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$311
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$352
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$307
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$277
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$330
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$303
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$298
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$399
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$240
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$344
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$268
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$337
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$347
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$289
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$386
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$364
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$337
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$508
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$260
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$399
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$423
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$290
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$449
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$394
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$567
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$328
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$338
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$448
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$307
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$455
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$437
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$401