Barcelona vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$199
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
90
63
🏙️ Population
1.73M
9.8M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 318% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1722nd and 8680th ($2116 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Spain and Egypt, respectively. Check Spain vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 205th and 5610th 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
$17.8
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$2645

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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