Cairo vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$201
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3475
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
83
96
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
587K

The cost of living in Cairo is 68% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 8680th and 3860th ($506 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 496th 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 2.2 months in Essen. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 5610th and 17th 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
$4.85
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$10028

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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 Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587