Ankara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$907
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2334
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$439
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$798
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$280
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$74.6
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$758
$152
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
5.8M
9.61M

The cost of living in Ankara is 114% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 6106th and 8926th ($907 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Turkey and Egypt, respectively. Check Turkey vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 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 1608th and 5583rd 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
$8.47
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.36
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.48
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$2.75
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$516
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$354
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$947
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.7
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.5%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1031
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.52
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.4
$2.73
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.87
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.85
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.95
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.86
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.16
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.75
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.06
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.8
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.82
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.6
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$493
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9972
$1916

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Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$675
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$678
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$643
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$599
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$673
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$617
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$705
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$461
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$504
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$589
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$591
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$672
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$716
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$426
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$607
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$605
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$502
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$674
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$463
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$692
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$700
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$633
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$656
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$652
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$606
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$642
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$662
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$625
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$637
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$695
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$643
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$690
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$618
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$647
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$579
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$536
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$594
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$482
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$728
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$789

Cities near Cairo

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