Cairo vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$193	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$3624
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	59	96
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.14M

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 8130th and 1068th ($549 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Egypt and Australia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 5556th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Perth

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	Cairo	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$12548

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$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

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693