Cairo vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2696
🏠 One person rent
$189
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$892
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$367
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2108
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
60
82
🏙️ Population
9.61M
824K

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4919th ($473 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 67th 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 15th in Japan, while ranked 5895th and 639th 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
$4.18
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$80.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3852
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$65.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$13511

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$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
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$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
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Takaishi
$1045
6.4 km or 4 mi Matsubara
$1053
9.6 km or 6 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Osakasayama
$1044
10 km or 6.5 mi Fujiidera
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Izumi
$1062
11 km or 7 mi Habikino
$1044
13 km or 7.9 mi Yao
$1079
13 km or 8 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
13 km or 8.3 mi Kashiwara
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Kawachinagano
$1041
14 km or 8.8 mi Osaka
$1237
16 km or 9.7 mi Kishiwada
$1064
17 km or 10 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
18 km or 11 mi Kaizuka
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Sango
$1010
20 km or 12 mi Kashiba
$1025
20 km or 12 mi Amagasaki
$1097
20 km or 13 mi Moriguchi
$1118
21 km or 13 mi Daito
$1060
21 km or 13 mi Kadoma
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Oji
$1012
21 km or 13 mi Kanmaki
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Kumatori
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Suita
$1277
23 km or 14 mi Izumisano
$1063
23 km or 14 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Ikaruga
$992
24 km or 15 mi Yamatotakada
$1021
24 km or 15 mi Katsuragi
$1024
24 km or 15 mi Shijonawate
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Toyonaka
$1068
24 km or 15 mi Ikoma
$1002
24 km or 15 mi Ashiya
$1033
24 km or 15 mi Settsu
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Koryo
$1015
25 km or 16 mi Itami
$1055
26 km or 16 mi Neyagawa
$1088
26 km or 16 mi Gose
$1025
28 km or 18 mi Ikeda
$1046