Cairo vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$189
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
69
😀 Quality of life
60
48
🏙️ Population
9.61M
11.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 11% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8922nd ($473 vs $427) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 5895th and 6783rd 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
$4.18
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$1207

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Lahore

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334