Cairo vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$189
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
30
😀 Quality of life
60
33
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.27M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8842nd ($473 vs $458) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 5895th and 8609th 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
$4.18
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1486

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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

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439