Cairo vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
65
😀 Quality of life
59
82
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8130th and 3028th ($549 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 5556th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$5193

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541