Cairo vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2798
🏠 One person rent
$193
$549
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
61
😀 Quality of life
59
79
🏙️ Population
9.61M
606K

The cost of living in Cairo is 52% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 8130th and 4604th ($549 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Latvia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5556th and 535th 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
$5.45
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$13518

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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
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1362
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1088
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$827
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$860
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$927
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$827
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$985
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$877
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$893
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$982
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1080
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$909
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$928
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$864
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$976
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$831
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$835
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1163
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1080
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$981
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1303
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$922
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$461
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1335
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$850
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1194
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$920
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1028
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$622
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1438
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$906
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1345
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$814
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1825
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1907
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$385
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1013
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1257