Antwerp vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1834
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4433
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$929
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$149
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$190
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
87
83
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
529K
9.8M

The cost of living in Antwerp is 279% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2660th and 8753rd ($1834 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 3rd best city to live in Belgium vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 190th and 5501st 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
$20.7
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.2
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.72
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$891
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1501
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1217
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$130
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$201
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3139
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.4
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.6
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.13
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.8
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$867
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20056
$2716

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Cities near Antwerp

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1688
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1829
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1743
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1833
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1476
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1769
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1742
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2143
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1740
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2087
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1739
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1845
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1881
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2030
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1738
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1970
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1926
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1895
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1861
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1969
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1763
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2460
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2112
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1799
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1817
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1759
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1843
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1993

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