Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$189
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
84
96
😀 Quality of life
60
73
🏙️ Population
9.61M
13.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4141st ($473 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 2664th 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
$4.18
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$15272

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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 Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772