Austin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$201
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$352
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$196
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	65	83
😀 Quality of life	90	63
🏙️ Population	962K	9.8M

The cost of living in Austin is 383% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 985th and 8680th ($2444 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 2nd in the United States and Egypt, respectively. Check the United States vs Egypt comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 217th and 5610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Cairo

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	Austin	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$4.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$159
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$18.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	16.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$518
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$9.22
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$2.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$0.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$2.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$2.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$11
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$2.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$111
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$2645

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Cairo

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