Berlin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1080
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$154
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$315
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$166
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$38
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$165
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	100	83
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.61M

The cost of living in Berlin is 386% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1762nd and 8923rd ($2027 vs $417) 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 21st and 5545th 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	$14.6	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$1.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$185
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$16.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$25.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	14.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$453
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$7.68
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$3.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$8.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$0.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$0.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$2.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$0.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$2.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$37
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$90.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$1985

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811