Cairo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$933
🏠 One person rent
$190
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
40
😀 Quality of life
63
60
🏙️ Population
9.8M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cairo is 27% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8753rd and 7534th ($483 vs $663) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 5501st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Surat

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Cairo Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$877

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298