Cairo vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2370
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$5666
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1333
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2384
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2285
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
98
😀 Quality of life
63
88
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.35M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8680th and 1148th ($506 vs $2370) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Italy, respectively. Check Egypt vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Milan. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Milan ranked 2nd in Italy, while ranked 5610th and 336th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Milan

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Cairo Milan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$89
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1958
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$10810
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$5173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$867
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$18202

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Cities near Cairo

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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1778
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1885
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1675
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1817
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1371
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1631
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1769
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1803
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1458
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1782
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1290
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1582
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1498
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1577
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1602
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1606
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1338
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2884
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1471
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1432
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1354
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1844
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3229
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1275
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1342
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1652
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1649
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1652
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1628
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1660
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1733
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1468
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1694
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2942
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1618
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1637
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1375
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1649
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1719