Cairo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$193
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
90
😀 Quality of life
59
66
🏙️ Population
9.61M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8130th and 4206th ($549 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Egypt and Mexico, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 4184th 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
$5.45
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.87
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$7.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10204

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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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881