Cairo vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5609
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1445
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2498
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3421
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
63
93
🏙️ Population
9.8M
548K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8680th and 1156th ($506 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 33rd in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5610th and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Manchester

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Cairo Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$21096

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1818
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1827
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2079
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1904
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2046
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1718
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1870
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1907
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1846
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1928
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1496
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1991
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1925
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1841
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1674
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1754
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1861
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1787
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1882
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1951
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1893
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1567
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1940
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2047
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1888
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1895
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1862