Aleppo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$509
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1337
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$129
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$242
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$219
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.7
$165
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
15
83
😀 Quality of life
27
58
🏙️ Population
2M
9.61M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 22% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8560th and 8923rd ($509 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd 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 2nd best city to live in Syria vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 8423rd and 5545th 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
$3.02
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.51
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$81.5
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$68.8
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$191
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.8
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.13%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$707
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$295
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.02
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.98
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.82
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.23
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.34
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.86
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$68.9
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3179
$1985

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$582
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$489
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$570
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$537
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$598
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$577
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$578
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$523
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$597
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$581
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$417
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$403
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$386
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$575
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$557
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$535
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$456
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$462
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$587
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$614
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$585
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$712
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$644
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$688
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$776
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$759
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$603
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$544
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1020
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$912
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$468
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$699
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$664
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1255
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$606
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$638
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$645
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1252

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