Cairo vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4139
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	58	97
🏙️ Population	9.61M	644K

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1085th ($417 vs $2333) 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 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5545th and 10th 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	$3.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$14686

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452