Cairo vs Nicosia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Nicosia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3095
🏠 One person rent
$193
$649
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1199
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$428
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$78.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1590
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
69
😀 Quality of life
59
81
🏙️ Population
9.61M
330K

The cost of living in Cairo is 57% less expensive than in Nicosia. Cities ranked 8130th and 4233rd ($549 vs $1280) 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 0.3 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 5556th and 415th 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
$5.45
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$57.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.35
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1164
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$920
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2534
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$7149

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi Dali
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Kyrenia
$1081
32 km or 20 mi Aradippou
$1189
37 km or 23 mi Larnaca
$1519
54 km or 33 mi Famagusta
$1199
58 km or 36 mi Paralimni
$990
63 km or 39 mi Limassol
$2099
65 km or 41 mi Ypsonas
$1783
96 km or 60 mi Paphos
$1400
164 km or 102 mi Mut
$566
196 km or 122 mi Alanya
$742
213 km or 132 mi Mersin
$750
224 km or 139 mi Latakia
$436
224 km or 139 mi Karaman
$513
238 km or 148 mi Tarsus
$601
240 km or 149 mi Tripoli
$665
243 km or 151 mi Beirut
$1195
246 km or 153 mi Jounieh
$982
257 km or 160 mi Samandag
$550
259 km or 161 mi Sidon
$770
267 km or 166 mi Eregli
$539
269 km or 167 mi Adana
$630
271 km or 168 mi Tyre
$633
276 km or 171 mi Zahle
$882
276 km or 172 mi Antakya
$563
286 km or 178 mi Iskenderun
$518
289 km or 180 mi Nahariya
$1570
296 km or 184 mi Acre
$1447
297 km or 185 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
298 km or 185 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
302 km or 187 mi Ceyhan
$517
303 km or 188 mi Haifa
$1567
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
304 km or 189 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
308 km or 191 mi Idlib
$401
308 km or 191 mi Hama
$480
308 km or 191 mi Antalya
$935
308 km or 192 mi Karmiel
$1617
309 km or 192 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594