Cairo vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$201
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1028
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
9.21M

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 8680th and 4274th ($506 vs $1428) 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 0.7 months in Mexico City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5610th and 3354th 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
$4.85
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$11420

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023