Baltimore vs Cairo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Baltimore	Cairo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5088	$1086
🏠 One person rent	$1375	$162
🏘️ Family rent	$2305	$325
🍽️ Food expenses	$577	$168
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$34.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4221	$152
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	98	83
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	586K	9.61M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 424% more expensive than in Cairo. Cities ranked 1330th and 8926th ($2223 vs $424) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1167th 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.4 months in Cairo. Baltimore ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Cairo ranked 1st in Egypt, while ranked 121st and 5583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Cairo

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	Baltimore	Cairo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$3.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.8	$19.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.6	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.46	$1.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$1.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$0.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1464	$197
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1129	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2707	$389
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1912	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$16.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$24.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$78.4	$9.49
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.68%	13.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2078	$626
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1797	$388
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.5	$7.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$2.73
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$0.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$0.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.35	$0.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$0.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.25	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$1.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.99	$2.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.77	$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$3.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.2	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.8	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$92.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17290	$1916

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2363
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2664
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2887
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2917
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2417
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2537
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2505
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2701
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3139
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2890
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2775
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2281
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2675
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2279
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2575
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2447
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1948
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2777
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2807
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2238
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2091
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3236
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1992
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2504
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2193
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2599
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1955

Cities near Cairo

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