Berlin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Berlin Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$190
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 390% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1150th and 8753rd ($2371 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 45th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Berlin vs Cairo

Prices for goods and services in Berlin and Cairo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Berlin Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$2716

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201