Cairo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$190
$810
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$863
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
83
8
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
9.8M
133K

The cost of living in Cairo is 63% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4490th ($483 vs $1321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Maldives, respectively. Check Egypt vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Male. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5501st and 5278th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Male

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Cairo Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$6.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$38.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.89
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$808
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$624
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$75.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
14.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$9.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$40.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$3305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1387
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$342
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$291
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$261
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$243
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$260
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$268
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$372
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$329
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$278
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$582
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$683
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$335
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$597
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$479
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$467
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$381
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$477
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$259
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$342
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$315
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$290
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$313
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$418
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$312
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$538
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$330
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$274
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$297
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$332
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$283
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$379
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$522
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$265
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$507
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$294
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$303
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$318
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$322