Cairo vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1981
🏠 One person rent
$193
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$39.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$587
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
51
😀 Quality of life
59
58
🏙️ Population
9.61M
639K

The cost of living in Cairo is 32% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8130th and 6354th ($549 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Egypt and Moldova, respectively. Check Egypt vs Moldova comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 5671st among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$6.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$269
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
13.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$6.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$3791

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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

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$767
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$820
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$464
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$487
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$783
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$1111
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$802
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$839
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$976
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$730
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$812
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$892
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$737
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$557
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$670
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$758
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$743
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$683
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$748
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$746
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$639
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$704
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$369
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$548
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$758
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$527
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$401
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$928
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$739
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$898
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$962
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$868
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$678
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$654
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$701
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$846