Cairo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$193
$351
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$52.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$579
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
83
43
😀 Quality of life
59
63
🏙️ Population
9.61M
527K

The cost of living in Cairo is 28% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8130th and 6533rd ($549 vs $760) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Egypt vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5556th and 4828th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$7.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$551
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$378
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$89.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$19.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$2029
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$1448
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$5.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$30.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$79.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$4244

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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
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$563
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$570
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$531
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$602
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$534
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$576
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$691
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$692
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$626
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$664
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$581
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1004
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$591
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$598
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$704
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1002
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$702
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$798
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1057
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$670
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$548
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1017
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$852
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$951
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$1009
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$762
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$989
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$945
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1030
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$594
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$984
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1013
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1027
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1047
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$628
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$816
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1116