Cairo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$193
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
20
😀 Quality of life
59
52
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.18M

The cost of living in Cairo is 38% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8130th and 6017th ($549 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Medina. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5556th and 6150th 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
$5.45
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964