Austin vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2590
$549
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6302
$1399
🏠 One person rent
$1683
$193
🏘️ Family rent
$3179
$359
🍽️ Food expenses
$594
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$41.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5536
$189
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
83
😀 Quality of life
90
59
🏙️ Population
962K
9.61M

The cost of living in Austin is 372% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 548th and 8130th ($2590 vs $549) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 492nd and 3rd 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.3 months in Cairo. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 126th and 5556th 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
$17.9
$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.7
$25.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$5.58
$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1357
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4238
$406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2575
$299
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$18.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$28.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$10.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.76%
12.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7634
$805
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2615
$524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$9.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$3.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.66
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$6.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.1
$1.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$0.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.54
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.79
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$2.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.38
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.04
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$147
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$4.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21605
$2554

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2179
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2095
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2191
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2190
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2150
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2146
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2093
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2175
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2146
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$1989
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$1902
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2158
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2146
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2066
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2219
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2186
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1829
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2071
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2220
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2136
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$1988
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2737
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2108
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1801
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2148
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2128
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2126
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2149
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2129
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2221
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2199
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2118
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2143
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2306
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2141
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2055
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2107
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2338

Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701