Barcelona vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
84
😀 Quality of life
90
60
🏙️ Population
1.7M
9.61M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 342% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1764th and 8802nd ($2087 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd in Spain and Egypt, respectively. Check Spain vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 229th and 5895th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Cairo

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Barcelona Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$2311

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947