Cairo vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$190
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$493
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
61
😀 Quality of life
63
63
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.42M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% less expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8662nd ($483 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 23rd in Egypt and Ukraine, respectively. Check Egypt vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1 months in Kharkiv. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 5501st and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kharkiv

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Cairo Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$2841

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591