Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$2995
🏠 One person rent
$134
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$1212
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$321
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$1239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
81
95
😀 Quality of life
59
74
🏙️ Population
9.29M
12.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8803rd and 4019th ($394 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 months in Moscow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5487th and 1168th 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
$3.68
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$39.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$882
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$928
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$7.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
9.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$7317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$3781
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$7.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$5.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$31.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$10113

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$913
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$626
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$879
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$744
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$822
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$834
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$655
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$571
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$624
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$632
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$757
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$611
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$641
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$635
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$538
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$700
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$549
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$550
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$583
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$559
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$505
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$736
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$578
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$606
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$504
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$611
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$375
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$637
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$658
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$542
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$488
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$594
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$525
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$478
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$367
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$523
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$520