Cairo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$827
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2080
🏠 One person rent
$201
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$758
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$265
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$322
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
47
😀 Quality of life
63
56
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2.96M

The cost of living in Cairo is 39% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8680th and 6652nd ($506 vs $827) 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 0.4 months in Tashkent. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5610th and 6254th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tashkent

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Cairo Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$341
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$626
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$53.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
23.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$997
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10127

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$736
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$609
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$562
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$585
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$635
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$590
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$619
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$653
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$553
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$561
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$653
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$679
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$521
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$692
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$477
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$505
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$447
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$484
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$533
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$735
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$549
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$621
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$702
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$513
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$436
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$757
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$503
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$484
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$454
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$616
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1709
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$580
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$429
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$457
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$575
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$565
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$866