Aleppo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$535
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1365
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$129
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$209
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.5
$185
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
16
84
😀 Quality of life
21
60
🏙️ Population
2M
9.61M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 13% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8418th and 8802nd ($535 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Syria and Egypt, respectively. Check Syria vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Aleppo compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Aleppo ranked 3rd best city to live in Syria vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 9087th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Aleppo vs Cairo

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Aleppo Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.73
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.3
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.07
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.5
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$0.95
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.6
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.2
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$149
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$127
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.3
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.74%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$807
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.03
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.9
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.94
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.01
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.8
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.25
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.02
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.87
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.4
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.4
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3139
$2311

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$619
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$543
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$600
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$544
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$659
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$602
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$591
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$530
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$647
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$612
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$438
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$337
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$441
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$599
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$704
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$550
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$402
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$483
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$625
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$662
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$623
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$791
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$693
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$724
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$787
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$820
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$610
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$627
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$603
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1028
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$930
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$486
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$781
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$754
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1261
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$587
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$671
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$696
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$690
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1376

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