Cairo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$193
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$1443
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
59
75
🏙️ Population
9.61M
767K

The cost of living in Cairo is 56% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8130th and 4330th ($549 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Egypt and Croatia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5556th and 983rd 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
$5.45
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.1
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$10009

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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
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755