Cairo vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3089
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
59
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
518K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8130th and 831st ($549 vs $2407) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 5556th and 457th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Surrey

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Cairo Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.77
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$13.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$7382

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Distance City Cost of living
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
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651