Brussels vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2028
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4874
$1152
🏠 One person rent
$1133
$189
🏘️ Family rent
$1958
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$649
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.4
$36.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3458
$185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
91
60
🏙️ Population
196K
9.61M

The cost of living in Brussels is 329% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1913th and 8802nd ($2028 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Belgium and Egypt, respectively. Check Belgium vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 165th and 5895th 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
$25.6
$4.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.38
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$4.55
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1090
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$879
$145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1983
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1587
$259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$17.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$235
$26.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.3
$11.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.23%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4704
$869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3801
$517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.93
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.9
$7.95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$2.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$0.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$3.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$9.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.95
$1.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.57
$0.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.21
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.2
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.07
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.32
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.2
$3.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$39.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1055
$96.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22658
$2311

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947