Cairo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$162
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
57
50
🏙️ Population
9.61M
115K

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8926th and 9013th ($424 vs $387) 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5583rd and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$691

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$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284