Cairo vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$450
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1064
🏠 One person rent
$190
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$299
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$63.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$166
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
63
52
🏙️ Population
9.8M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 7% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8860th ($483 vs $450) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Lahore. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lahore ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5501st and 6510th 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
$4.87
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$127
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$83.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
14.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$617
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$3.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$5.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$4.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$0.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$8.97
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$40.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$1609

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$396
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$397
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$332
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$309
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$382
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$313
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$335
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$340
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$346
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$339
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$359
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$393
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$286
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$371
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$391
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$379
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$391
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$280
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$306
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$350
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$334
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$379
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$446
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$496
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$401
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$252
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$344
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$371
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$253
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$256
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$440
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$310
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$326
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$270
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$394
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$239
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$373
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$395
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$321