Cairo vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$2348
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$5497
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1452
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$2508
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3236
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
9.8M
548K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1193rd ($483 vs $2348) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 30th 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 12th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5501st and 84th 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
$4.87
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$93.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$1133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$280
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$4975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$4650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$8.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$23.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$90.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$20557

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2043
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1975
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2025
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1993
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1689
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1945
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1784
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1838
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1987
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1880
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2022
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1742
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1832
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1682
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1885
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1890
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1501
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1961
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1894
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1827
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1694
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1733
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1831
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1774
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1847
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1922
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1808
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1853
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1559
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1942
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1948
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2035
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1860
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1854
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1831