Cairo vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1111
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2813
🏠 One person rent
$162
$459
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$861
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$400
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2543
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
73
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.06M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 8926th and 4890th ($424 vs $1111) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 142nd 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 2.3 months in Sendai. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sendai ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 5583rd and 91st 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
$3.97
$6.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.51
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$852
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$32.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2390
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1362
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$16.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$7.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$54.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$6369

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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 Sendai

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Natori
$1026
12 km or 7.2 mi Rifu
$1030
12 km or 7.5 mi Tagajo
$1029
14 km or 8.7 mi Tomiya
$1026
14 km or 8.9 mi Shiogama
$1027
18 km or 11 mi Iwanuma
$1027
20 km or 12 mi Taiwa
$1029
25 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1019
26 km or 16 mi Watari
$1022
27 km or 17 mi Ogawara
$1016
33 km or 21 mi Kakuda
$1015
34 km or 21 mi Kami
$1031
35 km or 21 mi Higashimatsushima
$1034
35 km or 22 mi Misato
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Osaki
$1035
37 km or 23 mi Shiroishi
$1004
42 km or 26 mi Ishinomaki
$1041
44 km or 27 mi Tendo
$998
45 km or 28 mi Higashine
$1008
47 km or 29 mi Yamagata
$1002
49 km or 30 mi Murayama
$1016
53 km or 33 mi Soma
$1021
53 km or 33 mi Kurihara
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Sagae
$1004
54 km or 34 mi Kaminoyama
$988
55 km or 34 mi Tome
$1042
57 km or 35 mi Date
$989
66 km or 41 mi Fukushima
$1012
66 km or 41 mi Takahata
$1000
67 km or 42 mi Nan'yo
$1007
70 km or 44 mi Minamisoma
$1027
74 km or 46 mi Shinjo
$1048
75 km or 46 mi Nagai
$1015
77 km or 48 mi Yonezawa
$1011
77 km or 48 mi Ichinoseki
$1052
85 km or 53 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
94 km or 58 mi Kesennuma
$1053
94 km or 58 mi Motomiya
$1017
96 km or 59 mi Tamura
$1022
100 km or 62 mi Oshu
$1057