Cairo vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3912
🏠 One person rent
$201
$798
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1342
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$565
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3076
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
63
92
🏙️ Population
9.8M
620K

The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 8680th and 3436th ($506 vs $1652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 299th in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Leipzig. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Leipzig ranked 17th in Germany, while ranked 5610th and 112th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Leipzig

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Cairo Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$722
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$48.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$5.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$12468

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Leipzig

Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
22 km or 13 mi Delitzsch
$1553
26 km or 16 mi Grimma
$1510
27 km or 17 mi Merseburg
$1435
32 km or 20 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1457
33 km or 20 mi Weienfels
$1446
33 km or 21 mi Halle
$1404
36 km or 22 mi Halle-Neustadt
$1432
36 km or 22 mi Zeitz
$1451
39 km or 24 mi Altenburg
$1401
45 km or 28 mi Naumburg
$1453
50 km or 31 mi Torgau
$1488
54 km or 34 mi Kothen
$1467
55 km or 34 mi Gera
$1179
56 km or 35 mi Dobeln
$1454
57 km or 35 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1489
58 km or 36 mi Glauchau
$1334
58 km or 36 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
61 km or 38 mi Eisleben
$1460
62 km or 39 mi Wittenberg
$1460
63 km or 39 mi Riesa
$1462
67 km or 41 mi Werdau
$1276
67 km or 42 mi Chemnitz
$1497
69 km or 43 mi Bernburg
$1464
69 km or 43 mi Zwickau
$1146
70 km or 43 mi Apolda
$1396
72 km or 45 mi Jena
$1330
74 km or 46 mi Zerbst
$1490
77 km or 48 mi Greiz
$1355
77 km or 48 mi Sangerhausen
$1466
78 km or 49 mi Meissen
$1460
79 km or 49 mi Aschersleben
$1475
80 km or 50 mi Reichenbach im Vogtland
$1325
82 km or 51 mi Freiberg
$1305
82 km or 51 mi Stafurt
$1475
84 km or 52 mi Weimar
$1437
86 km or 54 mi Coswig
$1473
88 km or 54 mi Schonebeck
$1481
93 km or 58 mi Radebeul
$1476
94 km or 59 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479