Cairo vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$991
🏠 One person rent	$154	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	38
😀 Quality of life	58	36
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.54M

The cost of living in Cairo is 6% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8967th ($417 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 77th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Palembang

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	Cairo	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$7821

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532