Berlin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2013
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4765
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1134
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$2203
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$266
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3496
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
95
59
🏙️ Population
3.68M
9.61M

The cost of living in Berlin is 267% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1759th and 8130th ($2013 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Germany and Egypt, respectively. Check Germany vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 19th and 5556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Cairo

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Berlin Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.4
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.77
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.02
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1192
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$858
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2460
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1755
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.7
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9186
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6527
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.8
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.29
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.14
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.88
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.75
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.8
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.6
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$228
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9556
$2554

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1671
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1729
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1715
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1656
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1735
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1601
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1629
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1701
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1673
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1581
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1695
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1689
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1607
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1618
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1656
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1628
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1536
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1677
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1258
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1372
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1443
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1280
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1288
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1298
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1263
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1253
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1271
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1379
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1384
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1370
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1264
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1295
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1348
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1297
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1196
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1249
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$848
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1303
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323

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