Cairo vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1941
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$4759
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1049
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1816
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$208
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3341
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
92
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8753rd and 2200th ($483 vs $1941) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5501st and 21st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Cologne

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Cairo Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$3.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$5385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$69
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$3.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$27.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$9.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$2.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$55.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$95.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1042
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$23900

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Cities near Cairo

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 Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913