Cairo vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1127
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2704
🏠 One person rent
$201
$530
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2113
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
95
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
9.8M
824K

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8680th and 4967th ($506 vs $1127) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 70th 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 1.9 months in Sakai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sakai ranked 17th in Japan, while ranked 5610th and 701st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sakai

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Cairo Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$521
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$690
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$83.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$13407

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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$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
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$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
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1041
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1051
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1037
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1036
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1037
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1047
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1029
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1071
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1025
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1029
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1274
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1049
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1040
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$996
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1005
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1078
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1031
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$994
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$999
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1162
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1044
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1093
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$981
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1004
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1007
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1016
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$979
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1029
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1046
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$996
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1037
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1008
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1029