Cairo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3082
🏠 One person rent
$189
$629
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1103
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$406
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1061
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
70
😀 Quality of life
60
78
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.4M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4611th ($473 vs $1244) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5895th and 1070th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Sofia

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Cairo Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.98
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$9717

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Distance City Cost of living
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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$730
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$766
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$707
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$854
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$776
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$667
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$836
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$819
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$575
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$642
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$668
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$702
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$670
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$643
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$572
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$849
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$655
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$595
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1080
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$964
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$909
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$703
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$557
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$678
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$720
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$592
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$675
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$996
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$692
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1048
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1091
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1225
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$828
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$918
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$591
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1013
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$667
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$777