Cairo vs Chisinau - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chisinau
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$969
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$2309
🏠 One person rent
$190
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$933
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$357
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
52
😀 Quality of life
63
62
🏙️ Population
9.8M
567K

The cost of living in Cairo is 50% less expensive than in Chisinau. Cities ranked 8753rd and 5780th ($483 vs $969) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 0.4 months in Chisinau. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chisinau ranked 1st in Moldova, while ranked 5501st and 5599th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chisinau

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Cairo Chisinau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$8.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.09
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$366
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
8.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$2614
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$4.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$8.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$3.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$7.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$6332

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Chisinau

Distance City Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi Dubasari
$789
42 km or 26 mi Orhei
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bender
$690
61 km or 38 mi Tiraspol
$572
80 km or 50 mi Comrat
$774
83 km or 52 mi Ungheni
$954
95 km or 59 mi Vaslui
$855
98 km or 61 mi Iasi
$1048
109 km or 68 mi Balti
$799
126 km or 79 mi Barlad
$809
132 km or 82 mi Cahul
$823
135 km or 84 mi Soroca
$727
146 km or 91 mi Roman
$694
154 km or 96 mi Odesa
$641
155 km or 96 mi Bacau
$807
184 km or 115 mi Botosani
$840
187 km or 116 mi Galati
$906
189 km or 117 mi Piatra Neamt
$712
194 km or 121 mi Focsani
$857
202 km or 125 mi Tulcea
$874
205 km or 127 mi Braila
$870
209 km or 130 mi Suceava
$834
238 km or 148 mi Mykolaiv
$529
250 km or 155 mi Vinnytsia
$572
259 km or 161 mi Buzau
$801
261 km or 162 mi Chernivtsi
$579
267 km or 166 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
288 km or 179 mi Kherson
$409
292 km or 181 mi Brasov
$1120
295 km or 183 mi Slobozia
$771
302 km or 187 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
305 km or 189 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
307 km or 191 mi Mamaia
$1041
315 km or 196 mi Constanta
$1119
317 km or 197 mi Ploiesti
$896
324 km or 201 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
331 km or 206 mi Targu Mures
$725
332 km or 206 mi Bistrita
$716
334 km or 207 mi Calarasi
$722
348 km or 216 mi Voluntari
$995