Cairo vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	94
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	9.61M	664K

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1038th ($417 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5545th and 68th 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	$3.9	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$10730

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514