Cairo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2134
🏠 One person rent
$190
$422
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$308
😷 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 43% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8753rd and 6584th ($483 vs $842) 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 5501st and 6238th 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
$4.87
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$10369

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Tashkent

Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$759
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$599
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$587
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$576
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$622
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$583
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$610
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$645
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$568
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$572
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$669
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$688
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$549
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$704
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$488
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$535
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$471
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$497
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$555
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$773
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$570
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$646
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$737
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$500
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$439
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$789
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$500
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$492
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$468
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$636
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1795
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$601
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$447
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$470
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$518
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$514
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$899