Brussels vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1086
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$162
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$325
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$152
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
96
83
😀 Quality of life
89
57
🏙️ Population
196K
9.61M

The cost of living in Brussels is 362% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1988th and 8926th ($1958 vs $424) 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 173rd and 5583rd 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
$20.8
$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$1916

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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