Cairo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$162
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
57
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8926th and 4630th ($424 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 0.6 months in Mexico City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5583rd and 3360th 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
$3.97
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$8550

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709