Bucharest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$1241
🏠 One person rent
$535
$201
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$352
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$199
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
78
83
😀 Quality of life
84
63
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.8M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 125% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 4935th and 8680th ($1138 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Romania and Egypt, respectively. Check Romania vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 508th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Cairo

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Bucharest Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$11
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$2645

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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