Cairo vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$193
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
83
93
😀 Quality of life
59
83
🏙️ Population
9.61M
1.86M

The cost of living in Cairo is 62% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 8130th and 3564th ($549 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and Poland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 5556th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Warsaw

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Cairo Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$11854

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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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385