Cairo vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$193
$425
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$938
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1539
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
52
😀 Quality of life
59
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
791K

The cost of living in Cairo is 48% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8130th and 4949th ($549 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 172nd in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 5556th and 3500th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Niigata

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Cairo Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$15169

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$988
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$991
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1002
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1004
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1009
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1005
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$997
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1018
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$999
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1071
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1013
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1049
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1036
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1060
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$988
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$965
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1072
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$977
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$966
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1086
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$961
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$956
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1050
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$939
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1006
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$957
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$952
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1032
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$943
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$988
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$944
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$939
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1013
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1015
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$957
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$961
134 km or 84 mi Date
$958
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$986
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$942