Antwerp vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1650
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3930
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$841
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1379
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$543
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$139
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2547
$189
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
89
59
🏙️ Population
529K
9.61M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 200% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2878th and 8130th ($1650 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 3rd in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Antwerp compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 161st and 5556th 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
$18.8
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$789
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$635
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1372
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1076
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$192
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.24%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3955
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2889
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.9
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.25
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.53
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.74
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.9
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.2
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.3
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$100
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.6
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$606
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17510
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1539
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1631
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1533
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1544
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1567
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1517
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1413
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1599
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1832
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1682
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1376
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1575
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1426
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1678
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1593
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1869
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1593
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1659
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1618
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1644
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1524
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1652
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1743
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1514
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1619
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1981
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1822
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1648
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1669
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1585
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1528
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1825

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701