Cairo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2186
🏠 One person rent
$154
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$522
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
58
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6253rd ($417 vs $853) 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 5545th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$50
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$9301

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$444
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$613
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$569
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$623
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$615
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$614
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$613
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$613
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$507
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$538
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$591
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$626
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$512
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$602
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$441
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$501
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$430
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$472
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$623
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$605
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$477
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$607
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$538
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$593
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$596
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$484
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$431
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$713
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$674
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$518
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$394
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$667
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1523
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$408
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$637
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$381
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$414
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$634
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$619
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$785