Cairo vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$994
🏠 One person rent
$193
$151
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$326
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$136
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$58.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$205
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
9.61M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8130th and 8998th ($549 vs $386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Lahore. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5556th and 6245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lahore

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Cairo Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.55
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$97.8
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$64.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$196
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$5.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$2.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$1.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$9.05
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$65.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$34.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1054

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$337
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$508
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$268
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$240
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$303
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$298
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$277
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$290
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$394
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$260
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$289
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$344
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$399
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$399
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$448
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$337
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$330
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$278
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$364
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$338
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$365
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$401
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$331
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$389
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$328
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$282
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$393
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$238
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$281
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$250
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$307
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$267
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$357
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$255
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$307
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$343
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$335
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$374
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$352