Cairo vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1937
🏠 One person rent
$193
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$823
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$418
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
59
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.86M

The cost of living in Cairo is 30% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 8130th and 6424th ($549 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Tashkent. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 5556th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$27.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$687
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
21.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.08
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$3.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8199

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi Chirchiq
$416
87 km or 54 mi Istiklol
$682
115 km or 71 mi Shymkent
$651
117 km or 73 mi Khujand
$692
123 km or 77 mi Buston
$682
127 km or 79 mi Ghafurov
$680
149 km or 92 mi Konibodom
$674
156 km or 97 mi Istaravshan
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jizzakh
$473
204 km or 127 mi Namangan
$558
226 km or 140 mi Margilan
$479
235 km or 146 mi Fergana
$488
238 km or 148 mi Turkistan
$582
244 km or 152 mi Panjakent
$647
247 km or 153 mi Taraz
$479
254 km or 158 mi Kentau
$564
267 km or 166 mi Andijan
$434
267 km or 166 mi Samarkand
$562
280 km or 174 mi Talas
$532
306 km or 190 mi Dushanbe
$638
308 km or 191 mi Osh
$475
313 km or 195 mi Toktogul
$529
314 km or 195 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
322 km or 200 mi Tursunzoda
$629
387 km or 241 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
400 km or 249 mi Qarshi
$416
443 km or 275 mi Bukhara
$399
471 km or 292 mi Bishkek
$653
493 km or 306 mi Kant
$560
499 km or 310 mi Kyzylorda
$640
510 km or 317 mi Kunduz
$445
526 km or 327 mi Tokmok
$398
542 km or 337 mi Turkmenabat
$1662
544 km or 338 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
562 km or 349 mi Naryn
$504
597 km or 371 mi Puli Khumri
$437
598 km or 372 mi Sheberghan
$446
605 km or 376 mi Kashgar
$671
610 km or 379 mi Artux
$658
641 km or 398 mi Kaskelen
$935