Cairo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1426
🏠 One person rent	$162	$204
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$44.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	52
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.11M

The cost of living in Cairo is 18% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8926th and 8536th ($424 vs $519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 38th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Medan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5583rd and 6659th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Medan

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	Cairo	Medan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$65
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	10.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$1907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$9.09
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$4.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$4.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$19.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$2.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$2.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$3.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$2.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$85.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$11482

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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 Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$503
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$490
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$759
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$669
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$671
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$670
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$613
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$729
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$594
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$687
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$523
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$571
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$563
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$630
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$561
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$699
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$752
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$985
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$822
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$807
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$518
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544