Ankara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1033
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2700
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$501
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.6
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1082
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
83
😀 Quality of life
75
63
🏙️ Population
5.8M
9.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 114% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5311th and 8753rd ($1033 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Turkey and Egypt, respectively. Check Turkey vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Ankara compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Ankara ranked 2nd best city to live in Turkey vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 1642nd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ankara vs Cairo

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Ankara Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.54
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.5
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.07
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.19
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$582
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$409
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1026
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$704
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.5
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.6
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
44.56%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1148
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.8
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.61
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.75
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.63
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.39
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.94
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$111
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$743
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17149
$2716

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$662
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$752
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$707
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$713
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$672
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$557
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$716
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$656
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$701
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$710
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$645
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$702
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$747
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$725
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$724
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$710
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$598
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$740
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$641
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$764
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$606
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$812
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$686
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$899
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$761
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$807
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$777
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$662
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$738
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$824
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$790
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$763
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$678
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$916
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$634
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$425
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$651
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$506
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$866

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201