Cairo vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1256
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2960
🏠 One person rent
$201
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$991
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$434
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$842
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
83
48
😀 Quality of life
63
72
🏙️ Population
9.8M
389K

The cost of living in Cairo is 60% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 8680th and 4667th ($506 vs $1256) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Albania, respectively. Check Egypt vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5610th and 3290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Tirana

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Cairo Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.37
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$703
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1205
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
5.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$2025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$2.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$4.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$9.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$63.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$324
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$6657

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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 Tirana

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Kamez
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Durres
$940
33 km or 20 mi Elbasan
$692
70 km or 44 mi Berat
$794
72 km or 45 mi Fier
$723
83 km or 52 mi Ulcinj
$1119
85 km or 53 mi Ohrid
$735
86 km or 54 mi Shkoder
$839
102 km or 63 mi Vlore
$893
104 km or 65 mi Bar
$1150
112 km or 70 mi Korce
$905
122 km or 76 mi Tetovo
$769
131 km or 81 mi Bitola
$678
132 km or 82 mi Podgorica
$1066
133 km or 83 mi Budva
$1206
140 km or 87 mi Cetinje
$990
141 km or 88 mi Plav
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Prilep
$609
150 km or 93 mi Kotor
$1288
152 km or 95 mi Skopje
$887
162 km or 100 mi Sarande
$1153
168 km or 105 mi Veles
$593
169 km or 105 mi Berane
$1156
175 km or 109 mi Brindisi
$1380
176 km or 110 mi Lecce
$1344
181 km or 112 mi Ptolemaida
$1191
181 km or 113 mi Kumanovo
$680
182 km or 113 mi Mojkovac
$1193
183 km or 114 mi Kavadarci
$619
186 km or 115 mi Pristina
$694
190 km or 118 mi Corfu
$1225
192 km or 119 mi Cavtat
$1661
193 km or 120 mi Mitrovica
$571
199 km or 124 mi Ostuni
$1430
201 km or 125 mi Kozani
$1068
202 km or 126 mi Stip
$617
203 km or 126 mi Dubrovnik
$1744
205 km or 127 mi Ioannina
$1075
210 km or 131 mi Novi Pazar
$851
219 km or 136 mi Veria
$1013