Cairo vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1104
😷 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 71% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 8753rd and 3277th ($483 vs $1678) 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 0.7 months in Moscow. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5501st and 2774th 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
$4.87
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$20160

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749