Cairo vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$201
$481
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$436
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
44
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 45% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 8680th and 6169th ($506 vs $927) 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 5610th and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ulaanbaatar

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Cairo Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7641

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi Bulgan
$903
437 km or 272 mi Ulan-Ude
$722
520 km or 323 mi Irkutsk
$771
559 km or 347 mi Angarsk
$767
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$970
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$650
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$1010
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$691
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$679
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$555
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$640
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1392
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$667
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$651
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$655
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$543
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$804
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$770
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$636
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$666
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$590
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$566
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$610
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$582
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$581
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$605
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$495
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$555
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$500
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$633
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$484
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$567
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$426
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$709
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$566
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$613
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1044
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$454
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$635