Cairo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1820
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4356
🏠 One person rent
$201
$968
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1642
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3492
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
63
85
🏙️ Population
9.8M
398K

The cost of living in Cairo is 72% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8680th and 2786th ($506 vs $1820) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1921st in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Wichita. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Wichita ranked 150th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 462nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Wichita

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Cairo Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$665
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1474
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$5.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$6.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$43.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$16041

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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
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$1860
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1739
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1284
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1571
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1578
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1358
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1838
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$1904
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1762
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1850
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1786
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1833
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1563
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1876
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1842
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1903
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1508
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1758
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1884
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1894
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1808
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1914
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1676
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2160
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1883
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1922
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1941
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1955
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1947
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2299
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1825
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2011
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1865
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2341
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2283
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2314
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2039
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1833
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2328