Cairo vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$582
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$1531
🏠 One person rent
$190
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$412
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$221
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$859
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
83
22
😀 Quality of life
63
51
🏙️ Population
9.8M
1.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 17% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8753rd and 8147th ($483 vs $582) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.5 months in Urfa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Urfa ranked 36th in Turkey, while ranked 5501st and 6572nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Urfa

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Cairo Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.87
$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$535
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$41.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
41.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$706
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$12.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$6.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$2.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$3.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$1.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$0.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$4.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$4.46
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$28.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$9341

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

Cities near Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$587
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$634
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$609
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$576
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$597
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$549
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$596
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$518
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$547
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$608
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$619
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$572
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$646
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$565
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$527
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$551
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$497
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$537
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$544
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$579
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$490
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$582
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$640
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$339
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$559
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$521
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$557
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$515
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$565
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$594
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$598
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$616
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$597
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$601
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$384
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$441
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$597
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$573
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$590
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$756