Cairo vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	9.61M	5.03M

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8926th and 923rd ($424 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5583rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Melbourne

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	Cairo	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$21306

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913