Cairo vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$193
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$520
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
59
65
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cairo is 28% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8130th and 6536th ($549 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 Kyiv. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5556th and 4566th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kyiv

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Cairo Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$7179

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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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528