Cairo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$201
$785
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$1969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
39
😀 Quality of life
63
79
🏙️ Population
9.8M
767K

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8680th and 4105th ($506 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 months in Zagreb. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5610th and 780th 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
$4.85
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1256
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1054
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1261
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1171
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1375
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1317
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1425
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1075
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$864
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$676
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$723
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1695
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$629
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1360
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1406
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1434
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1708
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$965
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$850
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1771
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1661
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$875
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$992
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1158
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1124
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1448
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1434
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1677
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1430
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1391
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$952
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1457
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$682
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1036
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1483
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1160
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1114
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$961