Cairo vs Sarajevo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sarajevo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$956
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2264
🏠 One person rent
$201
$451
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$763
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$356
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$744
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
47
😀 Quality of life
63
66
🏙️ Population
9.8M
276K

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Sarajevo. Cities ranked 8680th and 5994th ($506 vs $956) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Bosnia and Herzegovina, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bosnia and Herzegovina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Sarajevo. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sarajevo ranked 1st in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while ranked 5610th and 5011th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sarajevo

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Cairo Sarajevo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$9.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$704
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$24.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$8.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$6.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$29.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$3948

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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 Sarajevo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zenica
$631
75 km or 47 mi Mostar
$819
77 km or 48 mi Tuzla
$721
99 km or 61 mi Doboj
$682
117 km or 73 mi Bijeljina
$741
125 km or 78 mi Valjevo
$924
138 km or 86 mi Mojkovac
$1193
139 km or 86 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
140 km or 87 mi Banja Luka
$965
144 km or 89 mi Cavtat
$1661
147 km or 91 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
155 km or 96 mi Cacak
$888
163 km or 101 mi Kotor
$1288
163 km or 101 mi Split
$1673
163 km or 101 mi Berane
$1156
169 km or 105 mi Cetinje
$990
171 km or 106 mi Kastela
$1566
171 km or 107 mi Sanski Most
$629
173 km or 107 mi Podgorica
$1066
177 km or 110 mi Hvar
$1571
179 km or 111 mi Budva
$1206
183 km or 114 mi Prijedor
$723
187 km or 116 mi Novi Pazar
$851
188 km or 117 mi Plav
$1150
189 km or 118 mi Osijek
$1160
192 km or 119 mi Novi Sad
$1173
194 km or 121 mi Belgrade
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Kragujevac
$948
203 km or 126 mi Sibenik
$1191
204 km or 127 mi Bar
$1150
219 km or 136 mi Shkoder
$839
225 km or 140 mi Ulcinj
$1119
226 km or 141 mi Mitrovica
$571
229 km or 142 mi Bihac
$676
246 km or 153 mi Pecs
$1124
257 km or 160 mi Zadar
$1457
258 km or 160 mi Bjelovar
$1171
260 km or 161 mi Pristina
$694
261 km or 162 mi Baja
$1031
267 km or 166 mi Subotica
$923