Cairo vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2149
🏠 One person rent
$162
$482
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$920
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$638
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
51
😀 Quality of life
57
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
639K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8926th and 6200th ($424 vs $876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Egypt and Moldova, respectively. Check Egypt vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Chisinau. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5583rd and 5629th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$7.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$445
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$636
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
12.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$806
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$860
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$537
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$491
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$819
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1131
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$827
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$873
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$956
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$759
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$846
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$909
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$767
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$532
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$735
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$780
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$831
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$751
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$832
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$721
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$748
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$375
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$545
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$795
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$515
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$416
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$955
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$759
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$961
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1035
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$786
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$721
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$662
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$727
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$900