Cairo vs Surabaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Surabaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1336
🏠 One person rent	$154	$245
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$42.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$326
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	74
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	9.61M	3.01M

The cost of living in Cairo is 24% less expensive than in Surabaya. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8233rd ($417 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th 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 0.6 months in Surabaya. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surabaya ranked 2nd in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 4691st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Surabaya

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	Cairo	Surabaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.43
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$311
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	8.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1248
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$2.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$27.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$2.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$79.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$5490

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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 Surabaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi	Mojokerto	$505
48 km or 30 mi	Pasuruan	$510
73 km or 45 mi	Batu	$410
77 km or 48 mi	Probolinggo	$614
83 km or 51 mi	Malang	$365
102 km or 63 mi	Kediri	$464
115 km or 71 mi	Blitar	$453
141 km or 87 mi	Madiun	$486
215 km or 133 mi	Surakarta	$417
247 km or 153 mi	Salatiga	$421
258 km or 160 mi	Semarang	$493
269 km or 167 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
286 km or 177 mi	Bali	$1267
311 km or 194 mi	Ubud	$845
315 km or 196 mi	Denpasar	$497
340 km or 211 mi	Pekalongan	$471
400 km or 249 mi	Tegal	$480
401 km or 249 mi	Mataram	$355
414 km or 257 mi	Cilacap	$474
464 km or 288 mi	Banjar	$490
464 km or 288 mi	Cirebon	$521
476 km or 296 mi	Banjarbaru	$460
481 km or 299 mi	Banjarmasin	$469
501 km or 311 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
572 km or 355 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Palangka Raya	$475
576 km or 358 mi	Cimahi	$500
642 km or 399 mi	Sukabumi	$563
644 km or 400 mi	Bekasi	$518
659 km or 410 mi	Bogor	$513
660 km or 410 mi	Depok	$385
661 km or 411 mi	Jakarta	$701
672 km or 418 mi	Bima	$597
673 km or 418 mi	South Tangerang	$536
685 km or 425 mi	Tangerang	$558
738 km or 459 mi	Serang	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Cilegon	$488
774 km or 481 mi	Makassar	$525
820 km or 510 mi	Balikpapan	$606
842 km or 523 mi	Parepare	$508