Cairo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Cairo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$201
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2676
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
63
96
🏙️ Population
9.8M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 70% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8680th and 3249th ($506 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Japan, respectively. Check Egypt vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5610th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Cairo vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Cairo and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Cairo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$16728

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005