Cairo vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$2366
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
63
89
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8753rd and 2377th ($483 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5501st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Prague

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Cairo Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340