Cairo vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1106
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2684
🏠 One person rent
$189
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$793
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$411
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1672
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
91
😀 Quality of life
60
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.52M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4945th ($473 vs $1106) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 71st 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 1.5 months in Kobe. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kobe ranked 22nd in Japan, while ranked 5895th and 708th 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
$4.18
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$4415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$334
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$10723

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Kobe

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Ashiya
$1033
15 km or 9 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Akashi
$1152
20 km or 13 mi Takarazuka
$1056
20 km or 13 mi Amagasaki
$1097
21 km or 13 mi Miki
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Sanda
$1036
23 km or 14 mi Itami
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Inami
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Kawanishi
$1050
27 km or 17 mi Ikeda
$1046
28 km or 17 mi Toyonaka
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Inagawa
$1043
29 km or 18 mi Harima
$1030
29 km or 18 mi Osaka
$1237
29 km or 18 mi Ono
$1019
29 km or 18 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Minoh
$1061
30 km or 19 mi Takaishi
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Sakai
$1115
31 km or 19 mi Kishiwada
$1064
32 km or 20 mi Kato
$1020
32 km or 20 mi Suita
$1277
32 km or 20 mi Izumi
$1062
32 km or 20 mi Kakogawa
$1038
32 km or 20 mi Kaizuka
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Izumisano
$1063
35 km or 22 mi Moriguchi
$1118
36 km or 22 mi Kumatori
$1058
36 km or 22 mi Settsu
$1133
36 km or 22 mi Matsubara
$1053
37 km or 23 mi Takasago
$989
37 km or 23 mi Kadoma
$1099
37 km or 23 mi Sennan
$1080
37 km or 23 mi Hannan
$1086
38 km or 23 mi Awaji
$1157
38 km or 24 mi Ibaraki
$1125
38 km or 24 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
39 km or 24 mi Nishiwaki
$1020
39 km or 24 mi Yao
$1079