Cairo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3383
🏠 One person rent
$189
$775
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1312
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$477
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$65.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1674
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
70
😀 Quality of life
60
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
56.8K

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4118th ($473 vs $1453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 5th in Egypt and Cyprus, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cyprus comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Nicosia. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Nicosia ranked 3rd in Cyprus, while ranked 5895th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$4.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1220
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$33.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$53.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$8498

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1420
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1305
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1275
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1587
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1376
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1403
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2175
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1945
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1728
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$634
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$734
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$820
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$441
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$724
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$787
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1261
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1028
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$647
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$822
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$690
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$791
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$647
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$930
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$659
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$591
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1775
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1633
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$599
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1840
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$543
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$438
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$1035
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1630
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769