Cairo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$1637
🏠 One person rent
$134
$334
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$56.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$622
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
81
81
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
9.29M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 37% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8803rd and 7432nd ($394 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1 months in Mumbai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 5487th and 4403rd 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
$3.68
$3.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$3.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$53.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
7.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$6074
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$2718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$7.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$2.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$5.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$3.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$6.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$1.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$13
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$2.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$53.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$98.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$3106

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$469
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$506
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$328
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$331
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$359
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$469
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$366
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$376
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$234
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$426
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$311
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$314
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$332
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$330
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$335
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$306
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$349
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$362
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$333
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$264
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$736
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$454
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$354
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$384
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$333
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$379
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$327
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$330
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$331
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$832
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$325
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$291
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$336
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$294
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$350
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$331
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$337
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$248
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$255
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$304