Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$201
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1020
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
13.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 68% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8680th and 3728th ($506 vs $1585) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5610th and 3206th 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
$4.85
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$17546

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791