Cairo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$1663
🏠 One person rent	$189	$220
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$365
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$149
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	30
😀 Quality of life	60	45
🏙️ Population	9.61M	6.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 23% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8802nd and 7717th ($473 vs $614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Myanmar, respectively. Check Egypt vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Yangon. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5895th and 7117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Yangon

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	Cairo	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$2.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$339
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$26.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$40.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$2152
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$6.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$9.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$1.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$2.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$15435

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$571
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$666
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$581
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$594
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$667
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$534
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$558
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$553
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$736
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$635
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$540
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$958
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$774
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$519
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$724
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$812
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$787
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1152
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$578
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$718
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$577
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$358
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$599