Cairo vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$154
$445
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$252
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$571
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
58
64
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6262nd ($417 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.7 months in Kyiv. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 5545th and 4484th 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
$3.9
$7.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$6.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$1066
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$617
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$67.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$6.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
18.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$2228
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$5.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$9.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$5.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$4.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$73.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$7184

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$318
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$365
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$335
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$300
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$305
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$307
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$288
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$325
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$269
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$319
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$301
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$272
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$268
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$289
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$298
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$276
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$316
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$339
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$290
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$640
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1684
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1742
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1732
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$381
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1577
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1511
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1471
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1686
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$809
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1837
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1757
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1716
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$336
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1809
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$464
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1884
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$360
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$813
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1811

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$454
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$433
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$549
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$455
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$562
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$440
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$513
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$444
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$483
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$863
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$394
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$490
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$486
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$438
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$486
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$876
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$435
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$829
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$462
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$605
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$780
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$510
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$474
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$718
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$892
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$400
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$517
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$513
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$506
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$502
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$533
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$727
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1062
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$490
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$840
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$552
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$727
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$709
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$570