Cairo vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	92
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	9.61M	548K

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1356th ($417 vs $2199) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Egypt and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Egypt vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in The Hague. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5545th and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs The Hague

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	Cairo	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$10346

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530