Cairo vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$162
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
83
38
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
9.61M
767K

The cost of living in Cairo is 66% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 8926th and 4447th ($424 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 5583rd and 748th 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
$3.97
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$1.56
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$10598

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780