Cairo vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$154	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	80
😀 Quality of life	58	65
🏙️ Population	9.61M	10.6M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6882nd ($417 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Jakarta

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	Cairo	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$8860

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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 Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506