Cairo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Cairo | Nicosia | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Cairo is 69% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8926th and 4220th ($424 vs $1352) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1st in Cyprus, while ranked 5583rd and 469th 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 5.9 km or 3.6 mi |  Giza | |
| 8.1 km or 5 mi | Shubra El Kheima | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Helwan | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Benha | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Shibin El Kom | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Zagazig | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Tanta | |
| 93 km or 58 mi | Faiyum | |
| 101 km or 63 mi | El Mahalla El Kubra | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Beni Suef | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Mansoura | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Ismailia | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Suez | |
| 133 km or 83 mi | Damanhur | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Kafr El Dawwar | |
| 161 km or 100 mi | Damietta | |
| 166 km or 103 mi | Port Said | |
| 179 km or 111 mi | Alexandria | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Minya | |
| 319 km or 198 mi | Asyut | |
| 347 km or 216 mi |  Gaza | |
| 351 km or 218 mi |  Ofakim | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Netivot | |
| 360 km or 223 mi | Sderot | |
| 361 km or 224 mi | Dahab | |
| 362 km or 225 mi | Eilat | |
| 365 km or 226 mi | Ashkelon | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Beersheba | |
| 367 km or 228 mi | Rahat | |
| 368 km or 229 mi |  Aqaba | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Ashdod | |
| 379 km or 235 mi | Kiryat Gat | |
| 380 km or 236 mi | Dimona | |
| 381 km or 236 mi | El Gouna | |
| 383 km or 238 mi | Kiryat Malakhi | |
| 384 km or 239 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
| 390 km or 242 mi | Yavne | |
| 391 km or 243 mi | Sohag | |
| 396 km or 246 mi | Dura | |
| 397 km or 246 mi | Rehovot |
Cities near Nicosia
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 17 km or 11 mi |  Dali | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Kyrenia | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Aradippou | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Larnaca | |
| 54 km or 33 mi | Famagusta | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Paralimni | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Limassol | |
| 65 km or 41 mi | Ypsonas | |
| 96 km or 60 mi | Paphos | |
| 164 km or 102 mi |  Mut | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Alanya | |
| 213 km or 132 mi | Mersin | |
| 224 km or 139 mi |  Latakia | |
| 224 km or 139 mi | Karaman | |
| 238 km or 148 mi | Tarsus | |
| 240 km or 149 mi |  Tripoli | |
| 243 km or 151 mi | Beirut | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Jounieh | |
| 257 km or 160 mi | Samandag | |
| 259 km or 161 mi | Sidon | |
| 267 km or 166 mi | Eregli | |
| 269 km or 167 mi | Adana | |
| 271 km or 168 mi | Tyre | |
| 276 km or 171 mi | Zahle | |
| 276 km or 172 mi | Antakya | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Iskenderun | |
| 289 km or 180 mi | Nahariya | |
| 296 km or 184 mi | Acre | |
| 297 km or 185 mi | Ma'alot-Tarshiha | |
| 298 km or 185 mi | Kiryat Shmona | |
| 302 km or 187 mi | Ceyhan | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Haifa | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Bialik | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Yam | |
| 304 km or 189 mi | Kiryat Motzkin | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Idlib | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Hama | |
| 308 km or 191 mi | Antalya | |
| 308 km or 192 mi | Karmiel | |
| 309 km or 192 mi | Kiryat Ata |