Cairo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$3226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$7140
🏠 One person rent
$163
$2232
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$3887
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$4457
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
89
😀 Quality of life
57
98
🏙️ Population
9.61M
5.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8922nd and 100th ($430 vs $3226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Egypt and Singapore, respectively. Check Egypt vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5902nd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Singapore City

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Cairo Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.83
$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$7.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$7.97
 Cappuccino
$1.53
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$2654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$1968
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$4872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$3422
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
2.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$22978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$8193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$89.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$15.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$4.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$4.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$119
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$1241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$29519

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2932
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$789
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$555
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$513
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$777
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$784
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$761
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$694
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$631
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$544
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$540
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$554
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$589
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$611
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$874
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$792
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$731
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$685
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$456
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$708
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$599
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$651
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$538
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$880
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$656
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$500
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$400
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$582
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$552
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$453
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$420
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$483
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$472
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$528
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$424
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$471
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$646
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$458
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$680
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$626