Cairo vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$991
🏠 One person rent
$193
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$180
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$187
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$286
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
59
40
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cairo is 20% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8130th and 8738th ($549 vs $457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 56th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Palembang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Palembang ranked 28th in Indonesia, while ranked 5556th and 7235th 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
$5.45
$1.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$8.82
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$2.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.94
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$22.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$949
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$2.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$101
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8156

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$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
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$450
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$479
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$476
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$493
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$422
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$521
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$493
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$512
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$573
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$718
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$511
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$552
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$393
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$585
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2733
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3007
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$547
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$623
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$500
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$558
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$913
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$512
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$609
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$610
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$495
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$444
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$611
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$554
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$442
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$602
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$426
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$479
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$474
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$545
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$480