Athens vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Athens Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1287
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3188
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$633
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$442
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.3
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1070
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
90
83
😀 Quality of life
78
59
🏙️ Population
664K
9.61M

The cost of living in Athens is 134% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4210th and 8130th ($1287 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Greece and Egypt, respectively. Check Greece vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Athens compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Athens ranked 1st best city to live in Greece vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 560th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Athens vs Cairo

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Athens Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.1
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.3
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.19
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.39
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$437
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1053
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$143
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$31.6
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.53%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3172
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3082
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.5
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.1
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.04
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.53
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.28
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.09
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.95
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.33
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.56
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.37
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.9
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.7
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10293
$2554

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Cities near Athens

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi Kallithea
$1235
4 km or 2.5 mi Nea Smyrni
$1239
5 km or 3.1 mi Peristeri
$1172
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Palaio Faliro
$1334
6.5 km or 4 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1237
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Nea Ionia
$1250
7.3 km or 4.5 mi Piraeus
$1097
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Nikaia
$1137
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Argyroupoli
$1338
12 km or 7.2 mi Glyfada
$1475
15 km or 9 mi Kifissia
$1467
15 km or 9.1 mi Voula
$1359
15 km or 9.4 mi Aspropyrgos
$1125
16 km or 10 mi Eleusis
$1134
20 km or 12 mi Salamina
$1047
55 km or 34 mi Chalcis
$1086
69 km or 43 mi Corinth
$1129
129 km or 80 mi Tripoli
$1038
151 km or 94 mi Lamia
$887
154 km or 96 mi Mykonos
$1974
168 km or 104 mi Volos
$1090
176 km or 109 mi Patras
$1037
178 km or 111 mi Kalamata
$1058
214 km or 133 mi Agrinio
$943
216 km or 134 mi Chios
$1186
216 km or 134 mi Larissa
$1067
219 km or 136 mi Karditsa
$1012
231 km or 143 mi Santorini
$1738
243 km or 151 mi Trikala
$945
275 km or 171 mi Mytilene
$937
275 km or 171 mi Katerini
$1047
275 km or 171 mi Chania
$1169
298 km or 185 mi Rethymno
$1015
302 km or 188 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
303 km or 188 mi Izmir
$825
307 km or 191 mi Kozani
$984
311 km or 193 mi Ioannina
$1098
311 km or 193 mi Kusadasi
$647
311 km or 193 mi Veria
$1009
315 km or 196 mi Crete
$1144

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