Cairo vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$162
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$2696
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
80
😀 Quality of life
57
90
🏙️ Population
9.61M
568K

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 8926th and 890th ($424 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th in Egypt and Canada, respectively. Check Egypt vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5583rd and 138th 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
$3.97
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.9
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$12698

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655