Cairo vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$193
$156
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$284
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$58.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$236
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
83
28
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
9.61M
846K

The cost of living in Cairo is 21% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 8130th and 8752nd ($549 vs $455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Nepal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 6452nd 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
$5.45
$1.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$23.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$350
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$209
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$36.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$9.41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$9.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$6.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$52.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$94.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$3189

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$355
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$390
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$345
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$337
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$386
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$310
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$342
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$335
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$290
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$339
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$299
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$271
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$343
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$329
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$306
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$325
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$1014
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$363
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$476
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$318
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$337
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$452
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$471
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$319
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$325
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$374
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$322
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$288
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$276
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$414
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$375
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$293
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$311
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$312
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$400
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$315
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$301
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$328