Cairo vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$4614
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
87
😀 Quality of life
60
95
🏙️ Population
9.61M
776K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8802nd and 1510th ($473 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 4th 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 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 5895th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Frankfurt

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Cairo Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$16203

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769