Cairo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2034
🏠 One person rent
$162
$460
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$45.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$501
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
57
54
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 48% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8926th and 6377th ($424 vs $816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5583rd and 5908th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$5.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$593
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$25.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
22.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$2.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$291
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$9093

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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
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$429
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$660
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$596
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$658
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$671
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$666
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$663
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$667
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$468
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$527
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$473
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$469
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$532
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$664
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$461
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$519
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$419
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$530
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$653
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$672
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$567
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$645
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$655
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$435
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$452
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$710
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$681
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$533
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$467
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$673
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1554
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$661
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$457
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$450
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$654
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$639
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$838