Cairo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$201
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$255
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
83
😀 Quality of life
63
67
🏙️ Population
9.8M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 31% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8680th and 7076th ($506 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5610th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Mumbai

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Cairo Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$4412

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301