Cairo vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$962
🏠 One person rent
$189
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$160
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$42.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$156
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
84
68
😀 Quality of life
60
50
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.1M

The cost of living in Cairo is 14% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8945th ($473 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 6592nd 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
$4.18
$1.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$138
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$63.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$114
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$105
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
21.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$9.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$6.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$3.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$0.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$1.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$8.86
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$3.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$11.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.11
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$12.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$43.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$764

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$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
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$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
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$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
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$443
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$344
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$277
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$354
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$265
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$351
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$320
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$364
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$334
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$340
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$376
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$363
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$311
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$284
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$302
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$372
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$316
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$368
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$333
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$427
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$354
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$294
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$351
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$303
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$380
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$350
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$393
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$291
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$337
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$401
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$458
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$362
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$347
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$421
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$403
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$396
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
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$373
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$270