Brussels vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2030
$483
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4894
$1185
🏠 One person rent
$1166
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$1999
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$628
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3313
$190
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
91
63
🏙️ Population
196K
9.8M

The cost of living in Brussels is 320% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1939th and 8753rd ($2030 vs $483) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 121st and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Cairo

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Brussels Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.7
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.4
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1112
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$903
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2002
$373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1605
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$16.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$262
$25.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.2
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5037
$855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4002
$476
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.91
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.5
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$2.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$0.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.7
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.8
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.4
$9.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.8
$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$1.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.04
$2.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$0.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.1
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$3.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$10.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$2.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1423
$100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19621
$2716

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1874
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1843
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1833
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1888
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1793
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1848
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1819
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1813
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1769
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1845
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1799
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1881
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1895
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1769
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1703
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1781
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1743
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1686
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1757
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1688
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1799
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1746
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1753
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1742
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1799
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1939
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1829
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1727
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1834

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