Cairo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2414
🏠 One person rent
$190
$414
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$669
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1115
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
63
74
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5531st ($483 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 5501st and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sendai

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Cairo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$4242

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$935
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$934
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$936
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$939
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$936
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$937
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$943
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$937
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$943
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$938
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$941
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$957
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$960
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$964
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$964
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$924
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$975
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$928
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$944
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$924
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$949
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$954
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$980
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$933
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$919
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$982
57 km or 35 mi Date
$904
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$914
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$932
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$935
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$974
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$994
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$950
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$942
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1004
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$932
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1007
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$956
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$978
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1014