Cairo vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$190
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1511
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
63
77
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 54% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5168th ($483 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 148th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Saitama. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 5501st and 1050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Saitama

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Cairo Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$14598

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096