Cairo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2676
🏠 One person rent
$154
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$380
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$1888
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
58
90
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5132nd ($417 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5545th and 156th 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
$3.9
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$3.32
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$5986

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$986
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$984
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$984
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$984
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$985
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$988
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$990
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$988
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$991
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$986
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$992
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1001
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1002
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1002
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$984
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1013
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$973
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$983
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$978
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$988
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1009
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1018
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$980
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$969
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1021
57 km or 35 mi Date
$985
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1008
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$987
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$986
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1024
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1022
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$997
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1002
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1028
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1003
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1035
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1016
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1029
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1034