Cairo vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$836
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$201
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$716
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$54
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$632
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
59
😀 Quality of life
63
68
🏙️ Population
9.8M
2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 40% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8680th and 6618th ($506 vs $836) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Belarus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Minsk. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5610th and 4692nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Minsk

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Cairo Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$1.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$494
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$329
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$591
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$35.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
15.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$2225
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1419
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$4.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$34.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$14.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$44
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$12897

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$628
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$568
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$450
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1461
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$622
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$1003
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$335
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$484
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$952
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$907
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$399
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$890
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1279
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$545
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$947
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$1012
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$853
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1133
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$1214
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$589
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$912
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$589
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1184
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$1001
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$1109
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$500
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1062
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1027
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$405
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$554
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$908
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$1028
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1248
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1188
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$562
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1220
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1423
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$944
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$903
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$882