Cairo vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$799
🏠 One person rent
$193
$128
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$119
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$138
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
83
67
😀 Quality of life
59
35
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8130th and 9155th ($549 vs $331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rawalpindi ranked 8th in Pakistan, while ranked 5556th and 7850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$1.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$8.01
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$90.1
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$71.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$136
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$60.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
20.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$714
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$10.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$3.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$7.87
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$4.55
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$12.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$43.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$36
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1496

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$490
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$490
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$472
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$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
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$489
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$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
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$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
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$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
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$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
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$802
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$1701

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$389
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$238
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$278
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$335
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$281
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$311
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$277
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$307
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$352
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$393
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$330
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$303
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$298
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$399
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$240
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$344
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$268
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$337
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$289
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$386
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$347
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$364
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$337
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$260
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$508
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$399
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$290
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$394
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$449
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$567
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$328
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$338
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$448
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$307
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$455
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$242
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$401
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$282