Cairo vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Crete
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1303
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3083
🏠 One person rent
$189
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1051
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$461
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1100
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
84
32
😀 Quality of life
60
63
🏙️ Population
9.61M
623K

The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4484th ($473 vs $1303) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 0.8 months in Crete. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Crete ranked 30th in Greece, while ranked 5895th and 5605th 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
$4.18
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$57.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.16
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1017
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$771
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$4155
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$58.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$95
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$5111

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Heraklion
$1256
39 km or 24 mi Rethymno
$1174
83 km or 51 mi Chania
$1245
132 km or 82 mi Santorini
$1835
241 km or 150 mi Mykonos
$2056
298 km or 185 mi Bodrum
$926
300 km or 187 mi Voula
$1477
303 km or 189 mi Glyfada
$1636
306 km or 190 mi Argyroupoli
$1438
310 km or 193 mi Palaio Faliro
$1386
311 km or 193 mi Nea Smyrni
$1281
312 km or 194 mi Kallithea
$1291
313 km or 195 mi Piraeus
$1177
314 km or 195 mi Kalamata
$1162
315 km or 196 mi Athens
$1436
316 km or 196 mi Nikaia
$1170
317 km or 197 mi Salamina
$1055
320 km or 199 mi Nea Ionia
$1265
320 km or 199 mi Peristeri
$1192
320 km or 199 mi Nea Filadelfeia
$1259
323 km or 201 mi Kifissia
$1415
324 km or 202 mi Rhodes
$1284
327 km or 203 mi Eleusis
$1127
328 km or 204 mi Aspropyrgos
$1041
332 km or 207 mi Tripoli
$1143
340 km or 211 mi Corinth
$1026
349 km or 217 mi Marmaris
$884
351 km or 218 mi Derna
$361
353 km or 220 mi Kusadasi
$770
358 km or 223 mi Chios
$1254
369 km or 229 mi Chalcis
$1224
369 km or 229 mi Tobruk
$361
377 km or 234 mi Mugla
$799
386 km or 240 mi Aydin
$595
399 km or 248 mi Izmir
$1046
399 km or 248 mi Tire
$686
407 km or 253 mi Fethiye
$846
421 km or 262 mi Nazilli
$652
431 km or 268 mi Patras
$1111
432 km or 269 mi Manisa
$760