Cairo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3514
🏠 One person rent
$201
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$67.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1785
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
72
😀 Quality of life
63
83
🏙️ Population
9.8M
56.8K

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8680th and 4107th ($506 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2nd in Cyprus, while ranked 5610th and 563rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Nicosia

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Cairo Nicosia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$4.68
 Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1073
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$228
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3205
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2358
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$21.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$9656

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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 Nicosia

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1332
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1296
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1553
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1380
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$1416
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2265
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$2042
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1831
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$636
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$702
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$830
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$449
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$420
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$721
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$842
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1353
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$1106
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$618
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$865
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$684
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$761
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$676
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$1005
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$622
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$569
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1894
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1766
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$600
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1930
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$552
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$446
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$966
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1770
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911