Cairo vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$1614
🏠 One person rent	$162	$164
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$646
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$44.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	18
😀 Quality of life	57	32
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 10% less expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8926th and 8809th ($424 vs $469) 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 19th in Vietnam, while ranked 5583rd and 7844th 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	$3.97	$1.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$3.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$810
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$47.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	9.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2406
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1321
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$5.34
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$1.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$3.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$20.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$3.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$7276

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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

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$521
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$529
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$516
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$534
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$515
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$689
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$525
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$744
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$541
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$445
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$512
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$711
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$582
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$521
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$516
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$531
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$515
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$626
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$521
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$630
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$697
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$533
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$549
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$703
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$515
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$773
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$800
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$745
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$806