Cairo vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$193
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
29
😀 Quality of life
59
21
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.27M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8130th and 7972nd ($549 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Afghanistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 8953rd 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
$5.45
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$8.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1370

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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

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484