Cairo vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1360
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3211
🏠 One person rent
$201
$647
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1121
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$474
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1212
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
83
32
😀 Quality of life
63
64
🏙️ Population
9.8M
623K

The cost of living in Cairo is 63% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8680th and 4439th ($506 vs $1360) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 9th in Egypt and Greece, respectively. Check Egypt vs Greece comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Crete. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Crete ranked 24th in Greece, while ranked 5610th and 5413th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Crete

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Cairo Crete
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1110
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$39.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$5304

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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 Crete

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1329
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1207
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1320
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1900
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2084
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$937
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1497
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1663
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1468
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1410
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1304
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1318
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1240
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1169
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1462
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1187
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1069
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1286
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1279
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1426
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1322
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1139
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1046
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1165
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1031
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$893
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$359
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$822
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1272
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1199
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$360
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$803
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$627
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1040
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$724
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$897
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$680
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1104
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$767