Cairo vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1606
🏠 One person rent
$190
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$261
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
83
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
9.8M
15.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7177th ($483 vs $717) 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 0.4 months in Mumbai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 5501st and 4560th 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
$4.87
$5.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$20.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.64
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.25
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$4.98
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$2.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$5.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$0.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$4.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$3.91
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$58.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$4986

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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 Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$464
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$335
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$355
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$252
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$495
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$329
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$256
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$267
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$663
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$370
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$335
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$287
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$279
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$273
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$269
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$285
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$358
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$298
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$391
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$365
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$372
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$404
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$360
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$298
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$372
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$350
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$312
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$433
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$333
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$253
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$391
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$308
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$282
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$367
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$346
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$283
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$287
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$281