Cairo vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$162
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
57
64
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.95M

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 8926th and 6450th ($424 vs $795) 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 5583rd and 4556th 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
$3.97
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.22
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$7166

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

Cities near Kyiv

Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563