Cairo vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$2135
🏠 One person rent	$162	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$1450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	57	76
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.98M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8926th and 6160th ($424 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Malaysia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5583rd and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Cairo	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$9485

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$687
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$571
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$729
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$699
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$752
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$585
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$670
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$518
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$759
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$745
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$579
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$671
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$669
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3168
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$519
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$604
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$503
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$523
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$563
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$594
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$490
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$561
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$742