Cairo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$190
$134
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$232
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$148
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
29
😀 Quality of life
63
47
🏙️ Population
9.8M
846K

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8916th ($483 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Nepal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Kathmandu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5501st and 6934th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kathmandu

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Cairo Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$86.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$156
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$20.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$32
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2304
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$9.78
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$5.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$24.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$66.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$4078

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$336
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$288
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$317
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$287
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$303
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$293
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$264
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$303
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$270
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$245
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$282
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$274
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$266
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$255
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$287
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$960
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$264
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$437
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$289
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$291
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$288
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$326
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$273
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$274
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$268
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$348
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$354
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$289
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$288
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$272
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$330
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$297
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$308
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$339