Cairo vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2716
🏠 One person rent
$201
$453
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1876
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
63
81
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.52M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8680th and 5047th ($506 vs $1103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 98th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Kobe. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kobe ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 5610th and 681st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kobe

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Cairo Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$763
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$30.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$46.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$52.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$44.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$12285

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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 Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1029
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1131
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1042
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1016
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1041
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1015
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1029
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1061
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1012
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1274
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$997
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1033
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1127
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1049
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$999
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1162
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1047
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1017
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1040
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1044
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1075
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1045
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1046
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$966
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1057
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1056
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1062
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1142
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1051
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$996
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1071