Cairo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1164
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2338
🏠 One person rent
$190
$659
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$306
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1337
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
23
😀 Quality of life
63
69
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4843rd ($483 vs $1164) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Medina. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 6th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5501st and 4103rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Medina

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Cairo Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$574
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$88.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$78.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$37.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$5520

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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 Medina

Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1210
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1031
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$919
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$738
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$834
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$938
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1036
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$890
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$976
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$771
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$753
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$334
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$873
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$338
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$429
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$350
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$379
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$439
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1628
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$818
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$2054
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$856
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$871
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$993
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$686
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$375
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$742
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$2014
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1933
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1810
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$264
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$977
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1149
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$2038
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$2060
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1032
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$864
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$1077