Barcelona vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
98
83
😀 Quality of life
88
59
🏙️ Population
1.64M
9.61M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 223% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 2423rd and 8130th ($1773 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 3rd in Spain and Egypt, respectively. Check Spain vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 193rd and 5556th 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
$15.3
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$2554

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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