Berlin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2302
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5175
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$1280
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$2205
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$553
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3706
$199
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
95
63
🏙️ Population
3.78M
9.8M

The cost of living in Berlin is 355% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1275th and 8680th ($2302 vs $506) 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 7th best city to live in Germany vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 35th and 5610th 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
$16
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.17
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.72
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$952
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2341
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1711
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$208
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$321
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.51%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8913
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6080
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.45
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.8
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.9
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.38
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.6
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.1
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$135
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10963
$2645

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Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1931
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1921
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1940
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1889
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1920
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1896
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1870
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1895
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1878
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1816
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1853
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1859
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1846
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1846
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1698
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1857
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1460
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1557
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1493
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1382
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1483
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1490
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1488
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1597
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1502
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1543
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1481
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1464
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1473
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1240
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1467
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1121
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1553
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066