Cairo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$193
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
40
😀 Quality of life
59
51
🏙️ Population
9.61M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8130th and 6358th ($549 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and India, respectively. Check Egypt vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Surat. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 5556th and 6236th 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
$5.45
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1785

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361