Cairo vs Hamburg City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Hamburg City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5040
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1032
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$1994
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$244
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$3442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	84
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.89M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Hamburg City. Cities ranked 8926th and 1809th ($424 vs $2022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Hamburg City. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Hamburg City ranked 7th in Germany, while ranked 5583rd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Hamburg City

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	Cairo	Hamburg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$89.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1068
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$783
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$45.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$9009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$5949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$54.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$48.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$23771

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388