Cairo vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1329
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3277
🏠 One person rent
$201
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1187
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1229
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
83
71
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.21M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8680th and 4516th ($506 vs $1329) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5610th and 995th 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
$4.85
$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$541
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1253
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$971
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$95
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
2.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$4234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$9.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$8.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$7.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$81.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$11223

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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 Sofia

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$713
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$763
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$717
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$871
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$787
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$704
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$878
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$857
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$617
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$680
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$683
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$733
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$705
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$665
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$593
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$887
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$694
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$619
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1108
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$1002
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$983
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$716
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$571
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$708
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$769
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$609
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$695
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$1031
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$724
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1069
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$759
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1122
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1272
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$851
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$948
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$607
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1041
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$678
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$784