Ankara vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ankara Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2631
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$495
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$796
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.4
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$921
$199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
97
83
😀 Quality of life
74
63
🏙️ Population
5.8M
9.8M

The cost of living in Ankara is 103% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5466th and 8680th ($1027 vs $506) 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 0.9 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 2214th and 5610th 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
$9.31
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.66
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.12
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.37
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$407
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$954
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.4
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.8
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
46.29%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.3
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.54
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.71
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.42
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.31
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.49
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.1
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.75
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.84
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.72
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.7
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$648
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16166
$2645

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Cities near Ankara

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Kirikkale
$676
71 km or 44 mi Polatli
$755
99 km or 61 mi Cankiri
$730
139 km or 86 mi Bolu
$705
142 km or 88 mi Kirsehir
$708
142 km or 88 mi Karabuk
$552
168 km or 104 mi Yozgat
$746
176 km or 109 mi Duzce
$662
180 km or 112 mi Kastamonu
$766
191 km or 118 mi Karadeniz Eregli
$711
191 km or 119 mi Corum
$670
194 km or 121 mi Bartin
$710
200 km or 124 mi Eskisehir
$748
201 km or 125 mi Aksaray
$807
216 km or 134 mi Nevsehir
$765
228 km or 142 mi Sakarya
$681
228 km or 142 mi Adapazari
$543
231 km or 144 mi Konya
$734
238 km or 148 mi Afyonkarahisar
$626
246 km or 153 mi Bilecik
$806
252 km or 156 mi Kutahya
$601
255 km or 158 mi Kartepe
$836
263 km or 163 mi Kayseri
$702
263 km or 164 mi Izmit
$945
265 km or 165 mi Amasya
$769
269 km or 167 mi Golcuk
$828
270 km or 168 mi Nigde
$769
272 km or 169 mi Talas
$675
272 km or 169 mi Bor
$743
272 km or 169 mi Kocaeli
$867
278 km or 172 mi Korfez
$817
285 km or 177 mi Inegol
$769
289 km or 180 mi Eregli
$684
303 km or 188 mi Sinop
$988
305 km or 190 mi Gebze
$652
307 km or 191 mi Karaman
$420
311 km or 193 mi Cayirova
$671
312 km or 194 mi Isparta
$529
318 km or 197 mi Tokat
$702
323 km or 201 mi Bursa
$894

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