Cairo vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3719
🏠 One person rent
$189
$666
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1137
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$3571
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
84
95
😀 Quality of life
60
96
🏙️ Population
9.61M
587K

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8802nd and 3903rd ($473 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 529th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 2.4 months in Essen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5895th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Essen

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Cairo Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$58
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1153
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$37.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$4342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$68.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$9.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$2.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$98.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$9800

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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
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575