Cairo vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1047
🏠 One person rent
$154
$145
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$225
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$176
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$550
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
83
5
😀 Quality of life
58
34
🏙️ Population
9.61M
115K

The cost of living in Cairo is 1% less expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8915th ($417 vs $422) 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 1.3 months in Thimphu. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5545th and 7592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$94.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$25.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
10.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$4.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$1.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$3.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$28.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$43.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$666

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$318
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$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$459
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$312
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$296
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$296
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$900
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$317
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$309
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$342
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$323
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$307
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$963
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$300
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$280
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$408
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$308
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$264
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$292
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$282
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$305
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$292
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$304
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$295
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$297
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$419
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$341
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$430
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$367
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$309
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$288
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$294
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$281
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$321
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$289
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$294
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$316
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$292
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$299
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$300