Cairo vs Valletta - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Valletta
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1824
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$4151
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1060
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1874
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$572
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$60.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$2178
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
63
76
🏙️ Population
9.8M
6.44K

The cost of living in Cairo is 74% less expensive than in Valletta. Cities ranked 8753rd and 2712th ($483 vs $1824) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Malta, respectively. Check Egypt vs Malta comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Valletta. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Valletta ranked 7th in Malta, while ranked 5501st and 1347th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Valletta

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Cairo Valletta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$79.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.06
 Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1189
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2108
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$5470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$4087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$12648

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
1.8 km or 1.1 mi Sliema
$2127
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Gzira
$1852
3.2 km or 2 mi Zabbar
$1750
3.3 km or 2.1 mi San Gwann
$1764
4.1 km or 2.6 mi Birkirkara
$1769
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Marsaskala
$1596
6.4 km or 4 mi Naxxar
$1639
7.1 km or 4.4 mi Mosta
$1769
11 km or 7.1 mi St. Paul's Bay
$1521
116 km or 72 mi Ragusa
$1317
132 km or 82 mi Gela
$1063
140 km or 87 mi Niscemi
$1210
148 km or 92 mi Syracuse
$1247
178 km or 111 mi Agrigento
$1123
186 km or 115 mi Catania
$1336
266 km or 166 mi Reggio Calabria
$1164
267 km or 166 mi Palermo
$1176
270 km or 168 mi Messina
$1238
281 km or 175 mi Marsala
$1176
295 km or 183 mi Trapani
$1110
339 km or 211 mi Vibo Valentia
$1346
344 km or 214 mi Nabeul
$519
350 km or 217 mi Sousse
$583
357 km or 222 mi Tripoli
$478
362 km or 225 mi Al-Khums
$376
364 km or 226 mi Sfax
$487
376 km or 234 mi Lamezia Terme
$1410
382 km or 237 mi Catanzaro
$1243
386 km or 240 mi Zawiya
$313
390 km or 242 mi La Marsa
$592
392 km or 244 mi Sabratha
$355
395 km or 245 mi Misrata
$378
398 km or 247 mi Zuwarah
$353
399 km or 248 mi Kairouan
$460
401 km or 249 mi Tunis
$633
401 km or 249 mi Aryanah
$547
408 km or 254 mi Cosenza
$1230
422 km or 262 mi Crotone
$1362
437 km or 272 mi Gharyan
$364
441 km or 274 mi Bizerte
$391