Cairo vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$417
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1080
$1874
🏠 One person rent
$154
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$315
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$166
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$165
$686
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
61
😀 Quality of life
58
67
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 43% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6769th ($417 vs $727) 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 0.9 months in Minsk. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Minsk ranked 1st in Belarus, while ranked 5545th and 3750th 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
$3.9
$9.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.6
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.73
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.21
☕ Cappuccino
$1.5
$1.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$185
$423
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$113
$280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$386
$818
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$253
$534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.8
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.1
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.49%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$690
$1925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$453
$1211
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.68
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.17
$3.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.29
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.51
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$6.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$3.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.58
$7.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$1.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.46
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.31
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.87
$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.69
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.3
$31.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.97
$4.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.86
$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$37
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$90.2
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1985
$10220

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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 Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$570
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$517
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$438
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1261
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$474
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$936
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$300
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$435
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$843
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$847
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1150
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$440
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$882
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$950
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$761
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1016
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$935
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$479
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$840
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$469
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1025
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$953
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$965
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$433
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$964
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$933
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$394
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$510
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$804
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$882
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1113
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1025
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$549
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$1107
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1299
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$835
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$983
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$850