Cairo vs Ramallah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Ramallah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2575
🏠 One person rent
$201
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$668
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$217
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
83
57
😀 Quality of life
63
31
🏙️ Population
9.8M
43.9K

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Ramallah. Cities ranked 8680th and 4985th ($506 vs $1122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Palestine, respectively. Check Egypt vs Palestine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.2 months in Ramallah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Ramallah ranked 8th in Palestine, while ranked 5610th and 8803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Ramallah

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Cairo Ramallah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$6.05
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$320
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$68.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$4.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$67.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$4719

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Jerusalem
$2483
21 km or 13 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
21 km or 13 mi Bethlehem
$1010
23 km or 14 mi Ariel
$1821
26 km or 16 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
29 km or 18 mi Lod
$2154
31 km or 19 mi Ramla
$2346
32 km or 20 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
32 km or 20 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
34 km or 21 mi Yehud
$2260
36 km or 22 mi Nablus
$978
36 km or 23 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
37 km or 23 mi Rehovot
$2066
38 km or 23 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
38 km or 24 mi Ness Ziona
$2298
38 km or 24 mi Rishon LeZion
$2403
39 km or 24 mi Qalqilya
$910
40 km or 25 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
41 km or 26 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
41 km or 26 mi Hebron
$895
41 km or 26 mi Givatayim
$2449
42 km or 26 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
42 km or 26 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
43 km or 27 mi Holon
$2031
43 km or 27 mi Tel Aviv
$2702
44 km or 27 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
44 km or 27 mi Tira
$2274
44 km or 27 mi Yavne
$2172
44 km or 28 mi Herzliya
$3089
45 km or 28 mi Bat Yam
$2147
45 km or 28 mi Ra'anana
$2432
45 km or 28 mi Tayibe
$2207
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
46 km or 29 mi Dura
$1062
52 km or 32 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
52 km or 33 mi Al-Salt
$546
53 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$2145
58 km or 36 mi Netanya
$2136
60 km or 37 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
65 km or 41 mi Ashkelon
$1761