Cairo vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5438
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1384
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2466
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
9.61M
644K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 8130th and 872nd ($549 vs $2387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Denmark, respectively. Check Egypt vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Copenhagen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 5556th and 9th 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
$5.45
$19.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$94.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$6.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$4.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1538
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2867
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$8131
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$5911
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$88.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$32.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$68.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$539
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$8976

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329