Cairo vs Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$558
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1529
🏠 One person rent	$154	$243
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$306
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.24M

The cost of living in Cairo is 25% less expensive than in Tangerang. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8142nd ($417 vs $558) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in Egypt and Indonesia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Tangerang. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tangerang ranked 5th in Indonesia, while ranked 5545th and 5471st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tangerang

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	Cairo	Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$49.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$76
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$23.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$4.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$21.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$2.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$0.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$38.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$7618

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	South Tangerang	$536
24 km or 15 mi	Jakarta	$701
32 km or 20 mi	Depok	$385
41 km or 26 mi	Bekasi	$518
50 km or 31 mi	Bogor	$513
54 km or 33 mi	Serang	$492
71 km or 44 mi	Cilegon	$488
89 km or 55 mi	Sukabumi	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Cimahi	$500
134 km or 83 mi	Bandung	$545
173 km or 107 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
189 km or 117 mi	Metro	$432
216 km or 134 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
222 km or 138 mi	Cirebon	$521
248 km or 154 mi	Banjar	$490
287 km or 178 mi	Tegal	$480
314 km or 195 mi	Cilacap	$474
345 km or 215 mi	Pekalongan	$471
405 km or 251 mi	Prabumulih	$417
411 km or 255 mi	Palembang	$395
427 km or 265 mi	Semarang	$493
445 km or 276 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
446 km or 277 mi	Salatiga	$421
450 km or 279 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
487 km or 303 mi	Surakarta	$417
526 km or 327 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
552 km or 343 mi	Bengkulu	$500
564 km or 350 mi	Madiun	$486
610 km or 379 mi	Jambi	$458
621 km or 386 mi	Kediri	$464
645 km or 401 mi	Blitar	$453
656 km or 408 mi	Mojokerto	$505
677 km or 421 mi	Batu	$410
685 km or 425 mi	Surabaya	$549
690 km or 429 mi	Malang	$365
711 km or 442 mi	Pasuruan	$510
747 km or 464 mi	Probolinggo	$614
748 km or 465 mi	Pontianak	$427
825 km or 513 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
829 km or 515 mi	Singkawang	$430