Cairo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cairo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1026
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2624
🏠 One person rent
$193
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2382
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
59
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8130th and 5135th ($549 vs $1026) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 282nd in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 2.3 months in Sendai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 66th in Japan, while ranked 5556th and 603rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Cairo vs Sendai infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cairo vs Sendai

Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Sendai are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cairo Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.29
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$578
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
2.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$52.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$66.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$51.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$6030

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$941
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$941
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$940
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$943
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$942
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$947
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$946
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$949
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$953
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$949
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$954
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$959
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$965
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$963
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$963
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$949
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$972
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$944
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$957
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$957
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$961
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$966
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$982
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$952
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$939
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$983
57 km or 35 mi Date
$958
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$988
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$956
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$961
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$977
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$991
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$965
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$966
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1000
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$954
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1009
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$939
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$955
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1011