Aleppo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$541
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1431
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$130
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$241
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$68.9
$152
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
15
83
😀 Quality of life
25
57
🏙️ Population
2M
9.61M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 28% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8352nd and 8926th ($541 vs $424) 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 8564th and 5583rd 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
$2.99
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.5
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.48
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$1.06
$1.56
🥤 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
$81.6
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69.6
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$189
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$157
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.7
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.85%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$294
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$3.01
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$2.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.53
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.79
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.22
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.96
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.44
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.2
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.7
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.7
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.9
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3123
$1916

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$534
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$516
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$527
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$535
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$450
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$473
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$596
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$522
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$510
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$523
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$450
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$433
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$427
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$576
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$604
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$540
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$462
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$479
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$560
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$567
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$580
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$705
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$651
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$689
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$708
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$789
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$600
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$570
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$590
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$948
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$857
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$481
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$662
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$637
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1165
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$605
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$672
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$625
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$618
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1331

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741