Berlin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1086
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$162
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$152
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	3.76M	9.61M

The cost of living in Berlin is 396% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1583rd and 8926th ($2104 vs $424) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 23rd and 5583rd 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	$14.5	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$1916

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741