Cairo vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$201
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$120
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
33
😀 Quality of life
63
25
🏙️ Population
9.8M
5.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 7% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8680th and 8823rd ($506 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5610th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kabul

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Cairo Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$1540

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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

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467