Cairo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$6349
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1608
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$2828
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$656
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$4180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
83
94
😀 Quality of life
63
95
🏙️ Population
9.8M
664K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8680th and 676th ($506 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5610th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Rotterdam

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Cairo Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$7.15
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$13439

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$2389
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2481
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2701
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2471
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2348
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$2110
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$2206
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$2264
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2669
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$2295
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$1907
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2822
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2457
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$2340
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$3203
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2636
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2383
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1770
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2471
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2383
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2440
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2223
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1822
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1730
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$2132
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1857
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2360
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1849
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1848
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$2409
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1734
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2231
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1523
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1727