Cairo vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3948
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1025
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1729
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$478
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$98.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1786
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
24
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
9.8M
599K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 8680th and 3160th ($506 vs $1727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Egypt and Spain, respectively. Check Egypt vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Malaga. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Malaga ranked 28th in Spain, while ranked 5610th and 802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Malaga

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Cairo Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.07
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$845
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2042
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$87.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5265
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$4533
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$6.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$95.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10911

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1614
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1551
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1537
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1336
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$1935
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1500
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$1129
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1003
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1625
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1016
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1360
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2270
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1316
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2594
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1385
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1212
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$1041
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1385
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1340
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1230
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1123
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1394
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1331
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1353
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1157
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1339
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$1008
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$577
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1403
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1187
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$881
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1356
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1560
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1435
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1497
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1345
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1337
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$949
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$538