Cairo vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$162
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3778
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
46
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
398K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 8926th and 2435th ($424 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 488th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$16129

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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
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287