Cairo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$201
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$462
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
63
45
🏙️ Population
9.8M
115K

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8680th and 8957th ($506 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Thimphu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5610th and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Thimphu

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Cairo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$633

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285