Cairo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$193
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$836
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
82
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
9.61M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 22% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8130th and 6763rd ($549 vs $706) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Mumbai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 5556th and 4571st 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
$5.45
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$2517

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325