Cairo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$154
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
82
😀 Quality of life
58
69
🏙️ Population
9.61M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 42% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6818th ($417 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Mumbai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 5545th and 2865th 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
$3.9
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$2.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$3007

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$415
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$315
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$295
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$389
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$367
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$311
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$294
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$296