Cairo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2342
🏠 One person rent
$162
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$44.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$408
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
57
55
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 53% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8926th and 6109th ($424 vs $907) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Mongolia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5583rd and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$806
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$78.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$13.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1637
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$959
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$7.32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$5.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$9.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$68.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$88.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$154
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$7750

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$875
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$568
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$741
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$575
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$617
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$629
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1005
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$677
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$684
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$581
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$644
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1380
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$676
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$646
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$637
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$447
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$806
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$729
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$605
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$648
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$602
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$561
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$619
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$574
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$573
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$601
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$603
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$570
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$515
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$628
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$502
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$577
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$589
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$760
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$537
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$623
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1067
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$629
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$594