Cairo vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$390
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1013
🏠 One person rent
$189
$109
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$161
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$330
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
38
😀 Quality of life
60
45
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cairo is 21% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8997th ($473 vs $390) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 78th 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 0.8 months in Palembang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Palembang ranked 25th in Indonesia, while ranked 5895th and 7095th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$1.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$14.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$2.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$65.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$61.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$25.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$21.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
8.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$915
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$680
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$2.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$1.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$49.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7422

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$410
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$411
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$444
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$448
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$443
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$429
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$368
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$461
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$511
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$517
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$665
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$567
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$699
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$502
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$555
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$400
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$542
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$480
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2909
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3201
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$561
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$789
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$490
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$503
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$864
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$534
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$788
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$771
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$523
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$413
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$771
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$367
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$519
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$420
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$689
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$488
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$482
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$471
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$478
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$643
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$584