Cairo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2822
🏠 One person rent
$201
$805
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$373
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$866
😷 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 61% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8680th and 4552nd ($506 vs $1311) 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 5610th and 5347th 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
$4.85
$6.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$810
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$620
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1144
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$74.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$72.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
14.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$9.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$75.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$193
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3300

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1379
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$348
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$303
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$275
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$251
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$269
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$299
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$387
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$350
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$293
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$609
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$676
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$349
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$627
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$518
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$487
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$414
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$271
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$348
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$316
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$299
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$331
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$447
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$320
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$554
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$344
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$285
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$303
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$285
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$349
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$297
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$389
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$544
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$273
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$523
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$306
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$332
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$335
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$327