Cairo vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$454
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1565
🏠 One person rent	$154	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$625
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$164
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	18
😀 Quality of life	58	32
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% less expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8923rd and 8845th ($417 vs $454) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 35th in Egypt and Vietnam, respectively. Check Egypt vs Vietnam comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.4 months in Can Tho. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Can Tho ranked 17th in Vietnam, while ranked 5545th and 7871st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Can Tho

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	Cairo	Can Tho
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$1.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$23.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$3.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$0.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$515
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$46.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$9.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	9.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2437
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$9.37
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$5.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$7.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$3.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$22.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$5.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$19.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$7085

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$318
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$365
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$335
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$300
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$305
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$307
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$288
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$325
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$269
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$319
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$301
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$272
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$268
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$289
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$298
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$276
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$316
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$339
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$290
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$640
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1684
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1742
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1732
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$381
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1577
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1511
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1471
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1686
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$809
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1837
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1716
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$336
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1884
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$360
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$813
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1811

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$512
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$514
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$508
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$526
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$504
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$678
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$516
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$735
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$530
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$425
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$494
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$721
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$596
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$506
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$507
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$577
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$531
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$634
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$534
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$644
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$677
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$573
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$535
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$516
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$752
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$781
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$777