Cairo vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1003
🏠 One person rent
$193
$132
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$265
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$479
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
75
😀 Quality of life
59
60
🏙️ Population
9.61M
4.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 8130th and 8958th ($549 vs $399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 37th in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Kolkata. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kolkata ranked 11th in India, while ranked 5556th and 5392nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kolkata

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Cairo Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.72
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$342
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$23.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.77
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
8.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1115
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$539
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$6.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$2.98
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$46.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1360

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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

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$354
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$364
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$355
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$346
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$346
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$342
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$349
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$348
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$361
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$351
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$356
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$346
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$343
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$341
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$350
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$357
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$367
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$339
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$347
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$336
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$338
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$391
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$304
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$323
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$287
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$298
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$285
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$310
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$342
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$312
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$311
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$276
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$288
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$293
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$324
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$328
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$322
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$456
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$446
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$318