Cairo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$154	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4040
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	89
😀 Quality of life	58	97
🏙️ Population	9.61M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 86% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8923rd and 129th ($417 vs $3059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5545th and 11th 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	$3.9	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$27780

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605