Cairo vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$193
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.33M

The cost of living in Cairo is 48% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 8130th and 4896th ($549 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 145th in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 5556th and 484th 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
$5.45
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$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
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039