Cairo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$193
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
59
36
🏙️ Population
9.61M
79.2K

The cost of living in Cairo is 22% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8130th and 8761st ($549 vs $452) 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 5556th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$701

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$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
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288