Cairo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	83	89
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	9.61M	5.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8926th and 81st ($424 vs $3168) 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5583rd and 8th 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	$3.97	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.08
🥤 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	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$28407

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Cities near Cairo

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637