Cairo vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$154	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	30
😀 Quality of life	58	43
🏙️ Population	9.61M	6.87M

The cost of living in Cairo is 41% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6863rd ($417 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 0.4 months in Yangon. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 5545th and 6707th 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	$3.9	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$15505

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625