Cairo vs Medan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Medan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1335
🏠 One person rent	$154	$187
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$394
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$35.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	53
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.11M

The cost of living in Cairo is 13% less expensive than in Medan. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8745th ($417 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 47th 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 0.5 months in Medan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Medan ranked 14th in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 6633rd 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	$3.9	$1.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$12.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.24
🥤 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	$185	$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$62.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$26.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$8.02
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$2.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$10763

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Medan

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Binjai	$470
67 km or 41 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
90 km or 56 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
119 km or 74 mi	Langsa	$461
148 km or 92 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
238 km or 148 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
264 km or 164 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Taiping	$695
264 km or 164 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
268 km or 166 mi	George Town	$620
269 km or 167 mi	Butterworth	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ipoh	$628
298 km or 185 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
307 km or 191 mi	Gunungsitoli	$571
317 km or 197 mi	Klang	$670
322 km or 200 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Langkawi	$560
325 km or 202 mi	Shah Alam	$645
331 km or 206 mi	Alor Setar	$490
332 km or 206 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
332 km or 206 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
341 km or 212 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
342 km or 212 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Putrajaya	$532
352 km or 219 mi	Kangar	$536
378 km or 235 mi	Seremban	$604
381 km or 237 mi	Dumai	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Hat Yai	$570
426 km or 265 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
431 km or 268 mi	Malacca	$669
445 km or 277 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
466 km or 289 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
468 km or 291 mi	Muar	$682
470 km or 292 mi	Phuket	$940
483 km or 300 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
487 km or 303 mi	Ao Nang	$792
489 km or 304 mi	Krabi	$782
515 km or 320 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
518 km or 322 mi	Kuantan	$529
529 km or 329 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501