Cairo vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$8778
🏠 One person rent
$189
$2299
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$4069
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$919
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$8151
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
81
😀 Quality of life
60
100
🏙️ Population
9.61M
449K

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 8802nd and 23rd ($473 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Egypt and Switzerland, respectively. Check Egypt vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5895th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Zurich

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Cairo Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.18
$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$9.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$138
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$22875

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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 Zurich

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3153
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3207
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3225
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3207
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3180
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3240
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3381
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3836
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3169
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2747
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2699
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1684
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2489
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3197
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2650
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3231
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3175
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1705
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1766
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2924
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1887
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1690
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2694
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1810
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1537
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3565
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1593
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1694
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1698
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2964
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1397
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1447
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1839
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2443
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3041