Cairo vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$1570
🏠 One person rent
$193
$340
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$569
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$213
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$57
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
33 km
🎓 Higher education
83
22
😀 Quality of life
59
48
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.99M

The cost of living in Cairo is 18% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8130th and 7054th ($549 vs $667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Egypt and Turkey, respectively. Check Egypt vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 2.2 months in Urfa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Urfa ranked 19th in Turkey, while ranked 5556th and 6429th 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
$5.45
$5.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$11.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
17.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$1625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$5.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$2.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$1.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$0.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$3.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$3.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$38.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$192
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$5442

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$586
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$618
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$604
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$488
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$587
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$434
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$618
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$424
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$571
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$733
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$654
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$483
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$594
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$554
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$603
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$404
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$409
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$473
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$479
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$582
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$395
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$530
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$585
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$402
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$401
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$438
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$490
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$552
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$518
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$563
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$517
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$521
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$550
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$565
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$653
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$480
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$315
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$571
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$569
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$630