Cairo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1054
🏠 One person rent
$201
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$175
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$214
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
29
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
9.8M
846K

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8680th and 8958th ($506 vs $412) 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 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 5610th and 6657th 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
$4.85
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$78.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$289
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$28
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$8.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
10.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$6.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$21
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$21.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$58.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$69.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3536

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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 Kathmandu

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$340
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$285
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$319
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$284
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$395
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$295
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$315
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$308
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$278
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$310
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$283
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$253
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$293
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$282
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$276
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$267
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$299
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$943
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$273
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$443
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$300
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$320
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$412
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$300
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$299
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$307
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$340
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$288
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$285
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$280
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$363
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$363
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$281
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$298
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$284
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$347
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$293
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$314
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$360