Cairo vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$989
🏠 One person rent
$201
$171
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$277
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$181
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 18% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8680th and 8928th ($506 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Pakistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Rawalpindi. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rawalpindi ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 5610th and 6598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Rawalpindi

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Cairo Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$69.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$67.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
21.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$0.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$9.71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$14.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$49.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$782

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26 km or 16 mi Helwan
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$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
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$343
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$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
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$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
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$464
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$360
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$279
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$370
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$264
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$369
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$330
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$379
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$323
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$353
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$381
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$371
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$308
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$295
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$308
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$378
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$326
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$379
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$348
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$432
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$368
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$302
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$367
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$318
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$391
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$364
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$423
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$315
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$352
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$433
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$473
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$382
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$351
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$414
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$417
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$425
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$257
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$379
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$265