Cairo vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$990
🏠 One person rent
$189
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
40
😀 Quality of life
60
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
5.94M

The cost of living in Cairo is 33% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7068th ($473 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 45th in India, while ranked 5895th and 6284th 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
$4.18
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$922

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333