Cairo vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$1642
🏠 One person rent
$201
$260
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$759
😷 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 19% less expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 8680th and 7752nd ($506 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 79th 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 1.2 months in Urfa. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Urfa ranked 33rd in Turkey, while ranked 5610th and 6642nd 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
$4.85
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.25
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
41.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$7.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$2.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$2.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$1.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$17.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$8142

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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 Urfa

Distance City Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi Akcakale
$599
81 km or 51 mi Adiyaman
$654
87 km or 54 mi Viransehir
$597
90 km or 56 mi Nizip
$591
117 km or 73 mi Ceylanpinar
$593
125 km or 78 mi Gaziantep
$571
133 km or 82 mi Derik
$580
136 km or 84 mi Raqqa
$492
139 km or 86 mi Malatya
$598
152 km or 95 mi Diyarbakir
$550
157 km or 97 mi Cinar
$568
157 km or 97 mi Kilis
$585
170 km or 106 mi Kahramanmaras
$675
172 km or 107 mi Elazig
$595
173 km or 108 mi Mardin
$545
181 km or 113 mi Aleppo
$524
188 km or 117 mi Al-Hasakah
$485
192 km or 119 mi Islahiye
$539
205 km or 127 mi Hassa
$547
215 km or 134 mi Nusaybin
$581
215 km or 134 mi Qamishli
$476
222 km or 138 mi Reyhanli
$597
222 km or 138 mi Batman
$622
226 km or 140 mi Osmaniye
$344
236 km or 147 mi Idlib
$552
237 km or 147 mi Deir ez-Zor
$499
240 km or 149 mi Kadirli
$560
244 km or 151 mi Bingol
$533
252 km or 156 mi Iskenderun
$569
259 km or 161 mi Antakya
$622
264 km or 164 mi Ceyhan
$600
265 km or 165 mi Kozan
$621
278 km or 173 mi Samandag
$618
288 km or 179 mi Siirt
$588
290 km or 180 mi Sinjar
$390
290 km or 180 mi Hama
$446
294 km or 183 mi Erzincan
$599
294 km or 183 mi Mus
$566
302 km or 188 mi Cizre
$583
308 km or 191 mi Adana
$761