Cairo vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1441
🏠 One person rent	$154	$228
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$508
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$40.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	83	82
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.64M

The cost of living in Cairo is 22% less expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8367th ($417 vs $536) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 20th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs South Tangerang ranked 16th in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 6727th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs South Tangerang

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	Cairo	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$14.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$621
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1327
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$3.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$20.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$43
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$68.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$7711

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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 South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$558
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$701
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$385
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$518
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$513
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$492
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$563
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$488
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$500
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$545
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$432
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$521
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$490
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$474
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$493
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$421
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$417
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$486
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$500
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$464
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$458
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$453
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$505
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$410
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$549
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$365
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$510
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$614
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$427
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$430
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506