Cairo vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$371
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$961
🏠 One person rent
$190
$105
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$154
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$45
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$309
😷 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 8753rd and 9016th ($483 vs $371) 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 30th in Indonesia, while ranked 5501st and 7352nd 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
$4.87
$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$13.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$2.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$60.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$56.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$89.4
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$37
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
7.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$0.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$1.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$7055

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$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi Prabumulih
$393
201 km or 125 mi Jambi
$417
204 km or 127 mi Pagar Alam
$428
214 km or 133 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
245 km or 152 mi Metro
$424
278 km or 172 mi Bandar Lampung
$345
292 km or 182 mi Bengkulu
$438
363 km or 226 mi Cilegon
$469
381 km or 237 mi Serang
$472
411 km or 255 mi Tangerang
$552
427 km or 265 mi South Tangerang
$516
427 km or 265 mi Jakarta
$627
435 km or 270 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
438 km or 272 mi Bekasi
$515
443 km or 275 mi Depok
$376
458 km or 285 mi Batam
$501
461 km or 286 mi Bogor
$466
486 km or 302 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
488 km or 303 mi Singapore City
$3105
499 km or 310 mi Sukabumi
$551
506 km or 314 mi Johor Bahru
$843
531 km or 330 mi Cimahi
$468
537 km or 334 mi Pekanbaru
$466
539 km or 335 mi Padang
$794
539 km or 335 mi Bandung
$502
575 km or 357 mi Batu Pahat
$737
581 km or 361 mi Kluang
$717
591 km or 367 mi Cirebon
$494
606 km or 377 mi Pontianak
$419
611 km or 380 mi Muar
$759
615 km or 382 mi Tasikmalaya
$337
635 km or 395 mi Dumai
$488
637 km or 396 mi Singkawang
$422
639 km or 397 mi Malacca
$707
642 km or 399 mi Banjar
$458
649 km or 403 mi Tegal
$457
696 km or 432 mi Pekalongan
$452
706 km or 439 mi Cilacap
$446
709 km or 440 mi Seremban
$617
741 km or 460 mi Putrajaya
$610