Cairo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$419
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1077
🏠 One person rent
$154
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$240
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$62.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$238
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
28
😀 Quality of life
58
46
🏙️ Population
9.61M
846K

The cost of living in Cairo is 0.6% less expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8918th ($417 vs $419) 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 0.6 months in Kathmandu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5545th and 6495th 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
$3.9
$1.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$6.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$162
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$84.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$173
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
12.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2191
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1059
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$8.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$5.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$22.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$3409

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$341
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$294
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$321
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$292
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$391
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$300
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$316
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$292
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$317
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$300
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$282
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$312
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$299
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$297
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$308
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$309
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$900
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$329
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$459
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$308
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$296
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$422
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$314
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$307
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$296
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$366
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$293
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$300
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$299
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$384
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$274
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$304
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$292
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$370
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$280
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$315
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$361