Cairo vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$430
$1973
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1055
$4724
🏠 One person rent
$163
$1084
🏘️ Family rent
$278
$1852
🍽️ Food expenses
$171
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.6
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$3081
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
92
😀 Quality of life
57
96
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.09M

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8922nd and 2082nd ($430 vs $1973) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 12th 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 1.6 months in Cologne. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 5902nd and 23rd 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
$3.83
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.9
$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.7
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$5.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.53
$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$120
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$336
$1990
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$215
$1500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.8
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.3
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$45.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.96%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$823
$7172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$480
$6169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.46
$67.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.33
$24.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.32
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.64
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.51
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.14
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.76
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$6.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.96
$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.03
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.11
$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.85
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.92
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.4
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$55
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.65
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.4
$966
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2060
$19505

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$398
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$397
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$380
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$316
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$345
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$330
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$302
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$364
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$318
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$364
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$280
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$281
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$259
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$312
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$299
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$291
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$358
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$355
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$277
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$676
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1822
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1893
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1902
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$497
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1644
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1775
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1586
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1827
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$775
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1944
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1979
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1851
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$365
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1963
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$581
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1995
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$404
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1010
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1898

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1747
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2011
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1749
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1717
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1750
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1715
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1740
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1716
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1704
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1756
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1690
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1748
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1738
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1697
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1721
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1677
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1688
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1684
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1650
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1700
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1838
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1705
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1771
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1670
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1693
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1678
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1653
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1680
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1633
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1693
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1663
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1666
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1656
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1652
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1655
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$2011