Bucharest vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$449
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$189
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
76
83
😀 Quality of life
77
59
🏙️ Population
1.72M
9.61M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 75% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 5593rd and 8130th ($961 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Romania and Egypt, respectively. Check Romania vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 703rd and 5556th 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
$9.66
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$3.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701