Cairo vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$849
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$189
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$614
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$309
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$49.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$805
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
84
44
😀 Quality of life
60
68
🏙️ Population
9.61M
423K

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 8802nd and 6460th ($473 vs $849) 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Skopje. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5895th and 4637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$8.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$6.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.66
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$616
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$2564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$77.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$4833

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5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Kumanovo
$642
38 km or 24 mi Tetovo
$720
41 km or 26 mi Veles
$572
69 km or 43 mi Stip
$575
72 km or 44 mi Prilep
$592
78 km or 48 mi Kavadarci
$595
79 km or 49 mi Pristina
$655
106 km or 66 mi Bitola
$667
110 km or 68 mi Ohrid
$697
110 km or 69 mi Mitrovica
$557
117 km or 73 mi Strumica
$670
138 km or 85 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
140 km or 87 mi Plav
$1111
148 km or 92 mi Elbasan
$673
149 km or 92 mi Pernik
$730
150 km or 93 mi Novi Pazar
$828
152 km or 95 mi Tirana
$1294
153 km or 95 mi Nis
$819
154 km or 95 mi Kamez
$1041
155 km or 97 mi Giannitsa
$1091
160 km or 99 mi Shkoder
$819
160 km or 100 mi Berane
$1107
162 km or 101 mi Korce
$857
164 km or 102 mi Ptolemaida
$1181
170 km or 106 mi Bansko
$854
175 km or 108 mi Sofia
$1244
175 km or 109 mi Veria
$973
180 km or 112 mi Durres
$945
184 km or 115 mi Ulcinj
$1107
186 km or 115 mi Podgorica
$1047
187 km or 116 mi Mojkovac
$1164
189 km or 117 mi Berat
$764
189 km or 118 mi Kozani
$1040
193 km or 120 mi Bar
$1115
196 km or 122 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
203 km or 126 mi Serres
$1080
211 km or 131 mi Katerini
$1036
211 km or 131 mi Fier
$701
212 km or 132 mi Cetinje
$967
216 km or 134 mi Budva
$1195