Cairo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$189
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$1950
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
38
😀 Quality of life
60
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
767K

The cost of living in Cairo is 67% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8802nd and 4147th ($473 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 6th in Egypt and Croatia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5895th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Zagreb

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Cairo Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$12234

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890