Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Belgium and Cairo

For one person, living is cheaper in Cairo: $643 a month against $2,224 in Belgium, rent and utilities included – about $19,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

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🇧🇪 Belgium

$2,224

/mo nomad

Cairo

🇪🇬 Egypt

$643

/mo nomad

😐 Solo nomad: Belgium is 156.1% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 245.6% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Belgium is 168.7% more expensive than Cairo without rent, and 200.5% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.21 €19.82

$4.69 E£245

373.56%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$89.8 €80.2

$28.49 E£1,491

215.27%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$13.29 €11.86

$6.03 E£315

120.40%

Cappuccino

$4.13 €3.69

$1.81 E£94.7

128.18%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.44 €3.07

$0.35 E£18.18

882.86%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.87 €2.56

$0.15 E£7.95

1813.33%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.70 €5.08

$1.45 E£76.0

293.10%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.36 €4.78

$2.24 E£117

139.29%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.26 €1.13

$0.97 E£50.7

29.90%

White Bread (500g)

$2.51 €2.24

$0.73 E£37.96

243.84%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.41 €2.15

$0.77 E£40.24

212.99%

Eggs

$4.06 €3.62

$1.17 E£61.2

247.01%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$15.86 €14.15

$4.32 E£226

267.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$12.18 €10.87

$5.07 E£265

140.24%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$20.71 €18.48

$8.92 E£467

132.17%

Apples (1kg)

$2.72 €2.43

$1.83 E£95.8

48.63%

Banana (1kg)

$2.35 €2.10

$0.75 E£39.07

213.33%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.64 €2.36

$0.57 E£29.78

363.16%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.26 €2.91

$0.51 E£26.62

539.22%

Potato (1kg)

$2.24 €2.00

$0.38 E£20.05

489.47%

Onion (1kg)

$1.81 €1.62

$0.42 E£21.88

330.95%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.54 €1.38

$0.35 E£18.43

340.00%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.11 €0.99

$0.24 E£12.57

362.50%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$13.01 €11.61

$1.99 E£104

553.77%

Wine (Bottle)

$8.81 €7.86

$7.48 E£391

17.78%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.88 €1.68

$1.52 E£79.4

23.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.39 €2.13

$2.13 E£112

12.21%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$3.21 €2.86

$0.33 E£17.10

872.73%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$55.5 €49.52

$8.66 E£453

540.88%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$5.51 €4.92

$0.37 E£19.27

1389.19%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.73 €2.44

$0.20 E£10.65

1265.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$45.73 €40.81

$1.49 E£77.8

2969.13%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.03 €1.81

$0.46 E£23.94

341.30%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$35.7K €31.9K

$32.6K E£1.7M

9.40%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$33.6K €29.9K

$28.4K E£1.5M

18.19%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$237 €211

$27.54 E£1,441

759.11%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.53 €20.11

$8.27 E£432

172.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$53.8 €48.02

$14.05 E£735

282.99%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$35.38 €31.57

$28.27 E£1,479

25.15%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$20.79 €18.56

$6.70 E£350

210.30%

Cinema Ticket

$14.96 €13.35

$4.40 E£230

240.00%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$1,034 €923

$121 E£6,356

751.01%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$29.3K €26.2K

$3,619 E£189.3K

710.16%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$106 €94.2

$40.16 E£2,101

162.72%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$47.51 €42.40

$49.61 E£2,596

-4.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$109 €97.3

$115 E£6,033

-5.49%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$145 €129

$60.6 E£3,170

139.14%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$973 €868

$220 E£11.5K

342.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$850 €759

$194 E£10.2K

337.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,506 €1,344

$514 E£26.9K

192.84%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,263 €1,127

$334 E£17.5K

278.63%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,520 €4,033

$806 E£42.2K

460.56%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,184 €2,841

$513 E£26.9K

520.42%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,036 €2,709

$200 E£10.5K

1416.60%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.64

16.21

-77.54%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Belgium: October 5, 2026

Last update for Cairo: October 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure

Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.

Accommodation & Living

Belgium

$850 39%

Cairo

$194 30.1% 77.2% $656

Groceries & Markets

Belgium

$350 16.1%

Cairo

$141 21.9% 59.7% $209

Eating Out

Belgium

$332 15.2%

Cairo

$91 14.1% 72.5% $240

Monthly Utilities & Internet

Belgium

$313 14.4%

Cairo

$50 7.7% 84.1% $263

Clothing & Footwear

Belgium

$183 8.4%

Cairo

$120 18.6% 34.7% $64

Getting Around

Belgium

$87 4%

Cairo

$11 1.8% 87% $76

Sport & Entertainment

Belgium

$65 3%

Cairo

$37 5.8% 43.2% $28

Good to know

🇧🇪 Belgium

🇪🇬 Cairo

🕒 Local time

08:19 8:19 AM

09:19 9:19 AM

1 h ahead of Belgium

🌤 Weather

👥 Population

11,584,008

9,120,350 Capital

💱 Currency

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Egyptian Pound EGP £

📈 Exchange rate

1 EUR = 1.12 USD

100 EGP = 1.91 USD

100 EGP = 1.7 EUR

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