Cairo vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2911th ($417 vs $1637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5545th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Cairo vs Riyadh
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| Cairo | Riyadh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 310 km or 193 mi |  Al-Mubarraz | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Unaizah | |
| 350 km or 217 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 389 km or 242 mi | Dhahran | |
| 394 km or 245 mi | Dammam | |
| 395 km or 245 mi | Jubail | |
| 417 km or 259 mi | Qatif | |
| 420 km or 261 mi |  Riffa | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Isa Town | |
| 426 km or 265 mi | Manama | |
| 460 km or 286 mi |  Al Wafrah | |
| 480 km or 298 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 491 km or 305 mi |  Doha | |
| 496 km or 308 mi | Al Khor | |
| 540 km or 336 mi | Kuwait City | |
| 595 km or 369 mi | Ha'il | |
| 611 km or 379 mi |  Umm Qasr | |
| 618 km or 384 mi | Al-Faw | |
| 631 km or 392 mi |  Bushehr | |
| 646 km or 401 mi | Az Zubayr | |
| 652 km or 405 mi | Abadan | |
| 658 km or 409 mi | Basra | |
| 659 km or 410 mi | Khorramshahr | |
| 668 km or 415 mi | Bisha | |
| 680 km or 423 mi | Borazjan | |
| 701 km or 436 mi | Bandar-e Mahshahr | |
| 713 km or 443 mi |  Madinat Zayed | |
| 714 km or 443 mi | Nasiriyah | |
| 719 km or 447 mi | Medina | |
| 737 km or 458 mi | Kazerun | |
| 747 km or 464 mi | Behbahan | |
| 754 km or 469 mi | Samawah | |
| 766 km or 476 mi | Ahvaz | |
| 775 km or 481 mi | Abu Dhabi | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Mecca | |
| 798 km or 496 mi | Shiraz | |
| 800 km or 497 mi | Amarah | |
| 804 km or 499 mi | Bareq | |
| 804 km or 500 mi | Jahrom | |
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