Cairo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$189
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1296
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$93.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$892
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
92
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4418th ($473 vs $1331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Egypt and Mexico, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5895th and 3317th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Mexico City

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Cairo Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$41.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$988
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$578
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$427
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$11015

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$908
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$898
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$962
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$904
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$851
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$938
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$868
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$926
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$819
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$842
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$977
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$717
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$914
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$998
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$912
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$936
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1184
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$875
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$724
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$860
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$764
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$858
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$873
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$846
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$875
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$894
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$784
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$643
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$893
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$896
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$860
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1030