Cairo vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$6116
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2679
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$209
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$5006
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
97
🏙️ Population
9.8M
667K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8680th and 650th ($506 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Denmark, respectively. Check Egypt vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Copenhagen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5610th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Copenhagen

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Cairo Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$9.35
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$7.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$5.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1782
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$3169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$10228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$6872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$114
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$3.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$20.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$71.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$38.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$122
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$707
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$14799

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2698
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2429
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2273
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1412
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1907
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2192
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2364
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1701
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1695
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2042
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1590
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1688
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1562
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2113
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1550
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1475
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1412
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1784
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1825
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1549
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2158
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1627
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1491
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1781
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1702
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1508
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1691
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1619
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1633
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1891
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1516
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1619
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1689
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1888
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1466
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1681
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1443
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1509
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1667
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1588