Cairo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$162
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$801
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
91
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
6.26M

The cost of living in Cairo is 65% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8926th and 4604th ($424 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Chile, respectively. Check Egypt vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5583rd and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Santiago

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Cairo Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.52
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$7298

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534