Cairo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$4089
🏠 One person rent
$189
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1453
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$2574
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
60
99
🏙️ Population
9.61M
14.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8802nd and 3130th ($473 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1.5 months in Tokyo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5895th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.96
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$55
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$14795

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1125
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$961
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1113
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$945
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1033
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1049
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1066
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1058
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1047
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1025
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$972
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1354
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1088
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1066
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1002
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$997
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1041
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1024
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1005
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$975
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1050
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1040
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1061
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1078
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1073
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1044
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1031
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$961