Cairo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$154	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	9.61M	133K

The cost of living in Cairo is 68% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4205th ($417 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5545th and 4917th 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	$3.9	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360