Antwerp vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Antwerp Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1857
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4482
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$927
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$1528
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$638
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3003
$199
😷 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 267% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2628th and 8680th ($1857 vs $506) 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 218th and 5610th 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
$20.6
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$106
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.2
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.59
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.68
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$890
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$711
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1494
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1226
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.6
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.27%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4499
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3099
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.6
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.6
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.52
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.14
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.59
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.71
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.2
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.1
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.6
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$749
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20480
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1734
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1849
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1772
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1854
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1815
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1523
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1706
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1734
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$2264
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1920
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1730
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1864
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1830
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1890
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1853
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$2065
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1756
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1939
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1920
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1900
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1932
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1993
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1894
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1786
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1906
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$2471
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$2206
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1860
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1809
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1846
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1787
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1886
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$2050

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