Cairo vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$193
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$2931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
83
98
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.97M

The cost of living in Cairo is 70% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 8130th and 2189th ($549 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Austria, respectively. Check Egypt vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 5556th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Vienna

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Cairo Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$14916

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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
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898