Cairo vs Minsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Minsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$193
$293
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$577
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$599
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
83
62
😀 Quality of life
59
67
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2M

The cost of living in Cairo is 15% less expensive than in Minsk. Cities ranked 8130th and 7206th ($549 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Belarus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Belarus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 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 5556th and 3890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Minsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$362
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$31.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$10.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1163
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$2.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$4.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$5767

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

Cities near Minsk

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 44 mi Barysaw
$528
136 km or 85 mi Baranavichy
$490
139 km or 86 mi Babruysk
$426
171 km or 107 mi Vilnius
$1303
182 km or 113 mi Mogilev
$472
218 km or 135 mi Utena
$928
220 km or 137 mi Vitebsk
$299
221 km or 137 mi Pinsk
$423
229 km or 142 mi Daugavpils
$864
235 km or 146 mi Alytus
$850
247 km or 154 mi Grodno
$385
249 km or 155 mi Jonava
$835
260 km or 161 mi Kaunas
$1080
280 km or 174 mi Gomel
$406
283 km or 176 mi Marijampole
$922
288 km or 179 mi Panevezys
$877
290 km or 180 mi Rezekne
$831
303 km or 188 mi Suwalki
$1028
303 km or 189 mi Bialystok
$949
307 km or 191 mi Smolensk
$437
308 km or 191 mi Jekabpils
$927
330 km or 205 mi Brest
$415
342 km or 212 mi Elk
$1013
353 km or 219 mi Siauliai
$827
363 km or 226 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
367 km or 228 mi Chernihiv
$443
371 km or 231 mi Lomza
$1027
374 km or 232 mi Ogre
$1088
376 km or 233 mi Rivne
$476
382 km or 238 mi Lutsk
$518
390 km or 243 mi Jelgava
$827
401 km or 249 mi Siedlce
$842
403 km or 250 mi Riga
$1135
406 km or 252 mi Ostroleka
$1029
412 km or 256 mi Zhytomyr
$495
413 km or 257 mi Chelm
$980
416 km or 259 mi Jurmala
$1362
426 km or 265 mi Valmiera
$860
427 km or 265 mi Mazeikiai
$985
434 km or 269 mi Kyiv
$760