Cairo vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$193
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$386
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
60
😀 Quality of life
59
57
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.43M

The cost of living in Cairo is 3% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 8130th and 8242nd ($549 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 10th in Egypt and Ukraine, respectively. Check Egypt vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 5556th and 5715th 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
$5.45
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$1310

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495