Cairo vs Owerri - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Owerri
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$789
🏠 One person rent
$193
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$85.7
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$31.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$106
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
83
41
😀 Quality of life
59
17
🏙️ Population
9.61M
908K

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% more expensive than in Owerri. Cities ranked 8130th and 8460th ($549 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Nigeria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Owerri. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Owerri ranked 15th in Nigeria, while ranked 5556th and 9079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Owerri
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$3.79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$1.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$397
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$577
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$7.34
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$11.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$2.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$2.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$1.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$0.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$0.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$9.94
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$9.09
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$11.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$27.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$32.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$698

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$513
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$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
50 km or 31 mi Umuahia
$330
55 km or 34 mi Aba
$233
80 km or 50 mi Awka
$325
81 km or 50 mi Onitsha
$354
82 km or 51 mi Port Harcourt
$327
118 km or 73 mi Enugu
$290
142 km or 88 mi Warri
$351
155 km or 96 mi Calabar
$237
182 km or 113 mi Benin
$315
248 km or 154 mi Owo
$272
273 km or 169 mi Malabo
$990
283 km or 176 mi Akure
$243
284 km or 176 mi Kumba
$860
284 km or 177 mi Buea
$587
292 km or 181 mi Limbe
$683
311 km or 193 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
336 km or 209 mi Douala
$1300
350 km or 218 mi Bamenda
$436
351 km or 218 mi Ife
$250
372 km or 231 mi Osogbo
$310
374 km or 233 mi Bafoussam
$761
400 km or 249 mi Abuja
$288
405 km or 252 mi Ibadan
$262
416 km or 258 mi Lagos
$448
431 km or 268 mi Oyo
$407
433 km or 269 mi Ilorin
$314
447 km or 278 mi Abeokuta
$826
462 km or 287 mi Minna
$313
501 km or 311 mi Porto-Novo
$697
504 km or 313 mi Bata
$1242
520 km or 323 mi Cotonou
$732
529 km or 329 mi Yaounde
$567
535 km or 333 mi Jos
$269
562 km or 349 mi Kaduna
$210
574 km or 356 mi Sao Tome
$866
577 km or 358 mi Save
$676
578 km or 359 mi Trindade
$866
588 km or 366 mi Abomey
$677
620 km or 385 mi Bauchi
$272
625 km or 388 mi Zaria
$265