Cairo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2817
🏠 One person rent
$189
$818
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1403
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$988
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
7
😀 Quality of life
60
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
133K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4439th ($473 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 5057th 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
$4.18
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$3575

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1445
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$344
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$308
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$279
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$253
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$270
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$300
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$382
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$351
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$296
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$590
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$646
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$356
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$626
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$512
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$469
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$420
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$479
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$286
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$347
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$321
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$310
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$326
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$440
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$317
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$535
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$347
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$286
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$300
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$275
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$346
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$295
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$400
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$530
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$283
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$524
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$300
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$355
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$340
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327