Cairo vs Milan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Milan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5512
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1295
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2316
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
98
😀 Quality of life
60
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.35M

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Milan. Cities ranked 8802nd and 1250th ($473 vs $2307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 315th 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
$4.18
$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1056
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$10174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$27.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$72.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$16429

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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 Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700