Cairo vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$4689
🏠 One person rent
$134
$844
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$1851
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$504
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$318
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$2854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
59
100
🏙️ Population
9.29M
14M

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 8803rd and 2147th ($394 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 5487th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tokyo

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Cairo Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$7.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$4.38
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1052
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$2582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$1415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
1.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$8885
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$5220
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$75.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$8.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$7.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$7.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$4.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$9.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$4.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$16.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$3.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$70.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$47
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$16527

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1058
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1052
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1074
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1084
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1050
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1057
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1083
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1078
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1055
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1049
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1066
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1054
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1085
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1048
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1088
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1051
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1068
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1094
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1133
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1076
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1059
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1048
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1093
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1186
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1048
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1059
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1080
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1041
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1070
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1051
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1048
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1050