Cairo vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$162
$161
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
57
46
🏙️ Population
9.61M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 5% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8926th and 8968th ($424 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 5583rd and 6453rd 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
$3.97
$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$1046

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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 Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$376
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$500
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$308
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$280
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$380
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$335
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$330
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$310
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$378
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$312
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$319
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$373
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$344
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$407
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$430
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$344
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$456
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$328
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$292
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$360
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$358
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$397
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$376
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$439
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$358
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$286
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$388
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$323
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$277
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$252
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$371
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$294
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$328
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$284
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$374
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$280
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$372
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$375
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$338