Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$193
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1208
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
59
73
🏙️ Population
9.61M
12.5M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8130th and 5167th ($549 vs $1021) 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 0.3 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 5556th and 1608th 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
$5.45
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10868

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517