Amsterdam vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$165
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	9.61M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 570% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 331st and 8923rd ($2791 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Egypt, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 29th and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Cairo

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	Amsterdam	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1985

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

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