Cairo vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2317
🏠 One person rent
$154
$696
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$765
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
20
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.41M

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4439th ($417 vs $1215) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Medina. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Medina ranked 4th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5545th and 3899th 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
$3.9
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$102
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$3743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$1.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$75.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$37.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$7421

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$829
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1146
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$979
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$961
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$846
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$861
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$969
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1078
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$905
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1003
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$798
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$781
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$342
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$902
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$336
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$381
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$329
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$335
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$362
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1637
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$809
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1577
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$793
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$910
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1041
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$646
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$360
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$710
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1716
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1680
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1471
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$290
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$762
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$813
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1684
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1686
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$994
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$937
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$905