Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Ubud Cost of Living Comparison Between Cairo and Ubud

🙂 Solo nomad: Cairo is 34.3% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 28.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Cairo is 30.4% cheaper than Ubud without rent, and 24.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$4.02 E£200
$3 Rp 48.8K
34.00%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$20.06 E£998
$12.52 Rp 203.2K
60.22%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$4.82 E£240
$3.18 Rp 51.6K
51.57%
Cappuccino
$1.48 E£73.7
$2.21 Rp 35.9K
-33.03%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.33 E£16.54
$1.1 Rp 17.9K
-70.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.13 E£6.29
$0.26 Rp 4,217
-50.00%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.41 E£70.2
$2.5 Rp 40.5K
-43.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.71 E£135
$3.2 Rp 51.9K
-15.31%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.92 E£45.75
$1.49 Rp 24.2K
-38.26%
White Bread (500g)
$0.59 E£29.22
$1.67 Rp 27K
-64.67%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.73 E£36.2
$1.14 Rp 18.5K
-35.96%
Eggs
$1.48 E£73.7
$2.27 Rp 36.9K
-34.80%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.27 E£163
$13.94 Rp 226.3K
-76.54%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$4.34 E£216
$4 Rp 64.8K
8.50%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$8.56 E£426
$11.3 Rp 183.4K
-24.25%
Apples (1kg)
$1.5 E£74.6
$3.6 Rp 58.4K
-58.33%
Banana (1kg)
$0.56 E£28.01
$1.53 Rp 24.8K
-63.40%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.5 E£25.1
$2.65 Rp 43K
-81.13%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.42 E£20.71
$1.38 Rp 22.4K
-69.57%
Potato (1kg)
$0.47 E£23.35
$1.58 Rp 25.6K
-70.25%
Onion (1kg)
$0.4 E£20.1
$2.16 Rp 35.1K
-81.48%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.22 E£10.94
$1.04 Rp 16.9K
-78.85%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.2 E£10.13
$0.56 Rp 9,114
-64.29%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$1.94 E£96.6
$2.23 Rp 36.3K
-13.00%
Wine (Bottle)
$8.47 E£421
$14.98 Rp 243.2K
-43.46%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.29 E£64
$2.43 Rp 39.5K
-46.91%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.76 E£87.7
$2.64 Rp 42.8K
-33.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.31 E£15.63
$0.32 Rp 5,203
-3.13%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$6.22 E£309
$10.12 Rp 164.3K
-38.54%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.41 E£20.56
$0.49 Rp 7,888
-16.33%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.29 E£14.19
$0.34 Rp 5,573
-14.71%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$0.97 E£48.36
$6.04 Rp 98K
-83.94%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.31 E£15.27
$0.73 Rp 11.9K
-57.53%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$36.3K E£1.8M
$26.2K Rp 425.6M
38.35%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.4K E£1.5M
$31.9K Rp 518.5M
-4.81%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$25.79 E£1,283
$62.6 Rp 1M
-58.81%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.13 E£404
$4.1 Rp 66.6K
98.29%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$12.31 E£612
$24.32 Rp 394.7K
-49.38%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$15.75 E£783
$22.6 Rp 366.9K
-30.31%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$6.69 E£333
$6.26 Rp 101.5K
6.87%
Cinema Ticket
$3.47 E£172
$3.29 Rp 53.4K
5.47%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$91.9 E£4,569
$93.2 Rp 1.5M
-1.42%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,013 E£100.1K
$6,098 Rp 99M
-67.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$32.24 E£1,603
$52.8 Rp 857.4K
-38.96%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.75 E£2,175
$24.84 Rp 403.3K
76.13%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$108 E£5,360
$85.2 Rp 1.4M
26.48%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$57.6 E£2,864
$72.5 Rp 1.2M
-20.52%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$206 E£10.2K
$259 Rp 4.2M
-20.43%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$131 E£6,524
$159 Rp 2.6M
-17.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$421 E£20.9K
$578 Rp 9.4M
-27.17%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$253 E£12.6K
$336 Rp 5.5M
-24.73%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$862 E£42.9K
$1,000 Rp 16.2M
-13.85%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$524 E£26K
$860 Rp 14M
-39.13%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Cairo
Ubud
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$190 E£9,443
$182 Rp 3M
4.11%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
16.67
13.28
25.53%

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Last update for Cairo: October 29, 2025

Last update for Ubud: October 29, 2025

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