Cairo vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$189
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$445
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
84
72
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cairo is 46% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6330th ($473 vs $879) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Kyiv. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5895th and 4632nd 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
$4.18
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$7835

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561