Cairo vs Crete - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Crete | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 64% less expensive than in Crete. Cities ranked 8926th and 4641st ($424 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 6th in Greece, while ranked 5583rd and 1944th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Crete
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 22 km or 14 mi |  Heraklion | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Rethymno | |
| 83 km or 51 mi | Chania | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Santorini | |
| 241 km or 150 mi | Mykonos | |
| 298 km or 185 mi |  Bodrum | |
| 300 km or 187 mi | Voula | |
| 303 km or 189 mi | Glyfada | |
| 306 km or 190 mi | Argyroupoli | |
| 310 km or 193 mi | Palaio Faliro | |
| 311 km or 193 mi | Nea Smyrni | |
| 312 km or 194 mi | Kallithea | |
| 313 km or 195 mi | Piraeus | |
| 314 km or 195 mi | Kalamata | |
| 315 km or 196 mi | Athens | |
| 316 km or 196 mi | Nikaia | |
| 317 km or 197 mi | Salamina | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Ionia | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Peristeri | |
| 320 km or 199 mi | Nea Filadelfeia | |
| 323 km or 201 mi | Kifissia | |
| 324 km or 202 mi | Rhodes | |
| 327 km or 203 mi | Eleusis | |
| 328 km or 204 mi | Aspropyrgos | |
| 332 km or 207 mi | Tripoli | |
| 340 km or 211 mi | Corinth | |
| 349 km or 217 mi | Marmaris | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Derna | |
| 353 km or 220 mi | Kusadasi | |
| 358 km or 223 mi | Chios | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Chalcis | |
| 369 km or 229 mi | Tobruk | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Mugla | |
| 386 km or 240 mi | Aydin | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Izmir | |
| 399 km or 248 mi | Tire | |
| 407 km or 253 mi | Fethiye | |
| 421 km or 262 mi | Nazilli | |
| 431 km or 268 mi | Patras | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Manisa |