Cairo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$189
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$544
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
9.61M
115K

The cost of living in Cairo is 13% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8940th ($473 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Bhutan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5895th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$653

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$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289