Cairo vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$162	$809
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1621
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$347
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$1018
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	83	7
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	9.61M	133K

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8926th and 4342nd ($424 vs $1295) 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 0.8 months in Male. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 5583rd and 5145th 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	$3.97	$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$3225

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1515
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$370
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$331
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$289
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$250
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$280
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$316
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$394
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$368
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$306
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$549
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$636
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$298
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$492
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$484
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$437
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$428
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$499
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$287
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$355
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$350
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$334
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$340
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$435
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$304
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$561
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$306
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$338
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$289
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$325
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$330
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$433
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$534
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$298
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$578
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$310
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$378
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$346
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$352