Cairo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2412
🏠 One person rent
$189
$673
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$906
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1300
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
22
😀 Quality of life
60
70
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4743rd ($473 vs $1182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 5895th and 4114th 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
$4.18
$5.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$505
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$633
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$89.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$5.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$1.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$67
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5508

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987