Aleppo vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Aleppo Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$524
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1330
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$134
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$213
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$230
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$69.1
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
17
83
😀 Quality of life
26
63
🏙️ Population
2M
9.8M

The cost of living in Aleppo is 4% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 8567th and 8680th ($524 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 8946th and 5610th 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
$2.82
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$14.5
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.36
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.01
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$80.7
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$69
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$144
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$122
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.5
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.37%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$803
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$298
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$2.98
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.29
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.91
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.23
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.01
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$15.1
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.99
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.42
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.19
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$24.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$69.7
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3127
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
53 km or 33 mi Reyhanli
$597
55 km or 34 mi Idlib
$552
58 km or 36 mi Kilis
$585
87 km or 54 mi Hassa
$547
90 km or 56 mi Antakya
$622
99 km or 61 mi Gaziantep
$571
100 km or 62 mi Iskenderun
$569
103 km or 64 mi Islahiye
$539
106 km or 66 mi Samandag
$618
107 km or 67 mi Nizip
$591
124 km or 77 mi Hama
$446
126 km or 78 mi Osmaniye
$344
144 km or 89 mi Latakia
$449
151 km or 94 mi Ceyhan
$600
155 km or 97 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
161 km or 100 mi Kadirli
$560
168 km or 104 mi Homs
$385
170 km or 106 mi Raqqa
$492
174 km or 108 mi Akcakale
$599
181 km or 113 mi Urfa
$625
183 km or 114 mi Kozan
$621
186 km or 115 mi Adana
$761
201 km or 125 mi Adiyaman
$654
216 km or 134 mi Tarsus
$721
230 km or 143 mi Tripoli
$842
236 km or 147 mi Mersin
$830
260 km or 161 mi Viransehir
$597
262 km or 163 mi Malatya
$598
269 km or 167 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
285 km or 177 mi Jounieh
$1106
285 km or 177 mi Zahle
$1005
287 km or 179 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
294 km or 183 mi Nigde
$769
296 km or 184 mi Bor
$743
297 km or 185 mi Beirut
$1353
306 km or 190 mi Derik
$580
309 km or 192 mi Damascus
$675
309 km or 192 mi Talas
$675
312 km or 194 mi Eregli
$684
313 km or 195 mi Famagusta
$1380

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066