Antwerp vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1640
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3817
$1080
🏠 One person rent
$832
$154
🏘️ Family rent
$1320
$315
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2545
$165
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
529K
9.61M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 293% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2896th and 8923rd ($1640 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Antwerp compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 203rd and 5545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Cairo

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Antwerp Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.3
$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$88.2
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.61
$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$794
$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1346
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.38%
14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4167
$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3351
$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.6
$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.1
$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.57
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.76
$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.83
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.8
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.4
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12170
$1985

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1530
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1613
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1523
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1541
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1556
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1488
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1318
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1446
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1475
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1539
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1890
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1651
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1421
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1599
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1362
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1663
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1580
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1816
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1542
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1667
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1683
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1642
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1692
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1685
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1486
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1647
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2001
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1739
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1618
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1660
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1560
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1559
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1515
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1626
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1788

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