Cairo vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2945
🏠 One person rent
$201
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$934
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$397
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
92
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.26M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 8680th and 4795th ($506 vs $1191) 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 5610th and 688th 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
$4.85
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10578

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$848
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$966
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$840
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$790
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$879
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$930
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$941
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$943
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1180
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$974
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$987
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$1008
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$826
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$895
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$907
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$893
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$860
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$921
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$642
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$900
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$935
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$589
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$804
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$740
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$915
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$929
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$764
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$830
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$747
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$973
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$897
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$759
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$887
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$938
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$768
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$893
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$916
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$891
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$577
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$849