Cairo vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$5671
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1643
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2600
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$800
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$3682
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
83
53
😀 Quality of life
59
89
🏙️ Population
9.61M
140K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 8130th and 344th ($549 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Iceland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 5556th and 152nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Reykjavik

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Cairo Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$10.9
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$83
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$6072

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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
6.8 km or 4.2 mi Kopavogur
$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2460
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2023
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2011
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1952
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1629
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1554
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1662
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1524
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1681
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1537
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1659
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1734
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1670
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$1884
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1527
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1642
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1514
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1748
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1693
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1731
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1520
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1651
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2043
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1666
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1741
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1305
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1643
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1539
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2244
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1869
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1723
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2175
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1928
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1632
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2391
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$1991