Cairo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$190
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$1555
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
59
😀 Quality of life
63
80
🏙️ Population
9.8M
595K

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8753rd and 4631st ($483 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Latvia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5501st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Riga

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Cairo Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$18197

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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 Riga

Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391