Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$154
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
58
74
🏙️ Population
9.61M
13.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8923rd and 4359th ($417 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Russia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5545th and 1187th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Moscow

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Cairo Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$12252

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592