Cairo vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
87
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
9.61M
759K

The cost of living in Cairo is 71% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8130th and 2040th ($549 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th 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
$5.45
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14318

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574