Cairo vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1573
🏠 One person rent	$162	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$548
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	83	16
😀 Quality of life	57	38
🏙️ Population	9.61M	60.7K

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% less expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 8926th and 7532nd ($424 vs $623) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Eswatini, respectively. Check Egypt vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Mbabane. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 5583rd and 7128th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Mbabane

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	Cairo	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$2.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$75.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$262
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$30.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$5.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$3.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$20.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$76.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$5172

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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 Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$459
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$1116
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$791
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$819
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$841
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$696
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$822
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$838
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$909
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$997
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$874
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$717
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$971
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$848
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$834
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$943
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$788
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$774
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$627
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$581
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$809
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$718
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$692
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$663
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$554
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$690
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$862
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$585