Cairo vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$7114
🏠 One person rent
$201
$2114
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$3790
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$4401
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
89
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
9.8M
5.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 84% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 8680th and 154th ($506 vs $3119) 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 5610th and 5th 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
$4.85
$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$8.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$31369

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2806
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$838
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$533
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$495
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$770
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$780
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$788
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$736
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$678
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$513
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$495
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$588
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$627
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$664
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$981
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$831
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$813
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$750
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$439
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$762
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$640
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$701
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$572
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$851
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$696
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$485
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$388
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$558
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$572
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$438
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$405
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$470
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$461
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$551
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$419
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$456
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$740
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$439
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$792
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$663