Cairo vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2570
🏠 One person rent
$189
$390
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1897
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
52
😀 Quality of life
60
72
🏙️ Population
9.61M
791K

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 8802nd and 5515th ($473 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 404th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Niigata. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 5895th and 3269th 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
$4.18
$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14992

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$954
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$966
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$975
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$979
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$987
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$989
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$977
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1010
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$989
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1056
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1000
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1034
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1034
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1050
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$991
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$964
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1057
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1003
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$959
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1075
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$951
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$950
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1041
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$938
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1007
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$953
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$959
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1020
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1029
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$929
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$955
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$963
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$942
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1017
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1026
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$967
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$972
134 km or 84 mi Date
$921
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1016
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1001