Cairo vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1004
🏠 One person rent
$201
$108
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$158
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$189
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$324
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
63
44
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.54M

The cost of living in Cairo is 30% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 8680th and 8996th ($506 vs $388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 29th in Indonesia, while ranked 5610th and 7310th 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
$4.85
$1.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$13.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$2.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.55
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$64.5
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$60.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$114
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$977
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$2.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$15.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$2.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$16.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$1.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$118
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7191

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$394
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$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$405
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$439
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$439
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$417
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$362
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$456
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$487
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$488
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$609
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$536
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$684
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$556
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$391
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$533
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$467
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3119
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$838
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$502
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$495
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$851
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$536
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$780
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$770
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$515
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$411
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$788
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$359
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$513
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$419
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$736
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$478
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$478
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$474
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$470
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$678
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$627