Cairo vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1229
$3553
🏠 One person rent
$172
$800
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1406
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.4
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$252
$2485
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
81
91
😀 Quality of life
61
95
🏙️ Population
9.29M
1.08M

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 8507th and 2657th ($473 vs $1502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Cologne. Cairo ranked 2nd best city to live in Egypt vs Cologne ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 4905th and 15th 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
$3.93
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.6
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$8.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.08
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$192
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$123
$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$463
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$241
$1077
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.3
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.1
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.74%
2.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$6543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$441
$4352
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$97.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$1.92
$20.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.48
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.51
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.38
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.59
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$1.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.32
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.18
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.04
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.56
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.82
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.31
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.62
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.7
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3642
$10097

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$413
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$380
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$340
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$367
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$341
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$366
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$349
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$263
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$377
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$324
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$316
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$348
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$365
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$371
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$471
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$408
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$364
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$395
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$671
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1642
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1650
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1648
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$468
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1616
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1599
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1541
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1653
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$926
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1655
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1611
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1641
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1652
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$457
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1646
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$344
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$800
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1739

Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1222
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1474
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1221
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1161
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1219
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1214
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1186
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1217
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1219
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1220
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1220
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1218
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1217
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1221
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1219
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1218
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1213
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1215
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1138
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1212
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1217
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1219
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1440
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1218
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$969
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1214
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1221
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1215
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1214
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1216
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1218
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1209
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1221
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1215
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1211
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1281
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1218
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1221
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1218
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1470