Cairo vs Can Tho - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Can Tho
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$1164
🏠 One person rent	$189	$156
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$260
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$181
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$160
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	84	18
😀 Quality of life	60	37
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.25M

The cost of living in Cairo is 8% more expensive than in Can Tho. Cities ranked 8802nd and 8893rd ($473 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 5895th and 8088th 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	$4.18	$1.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$23
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$0.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$171
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$301
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$44.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	9.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$2276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$1278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$8.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$7.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$1.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$3.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$25.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$5.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$6824

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Can Tho

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Sa Dec	$502
52 km or 33 mi	Soc Trang	$507
54 km or 34 mi	Long Xuyen	$498
74 km or 46 mi	Rach Gia	$515
84 km or 52 mi	Bac Lieu	$494
117 km or 73 mi	Svay Rieng	$686
117 km or 73 mi	Ca Mau	$507
127 km or 79 mi	Ho Chi Minh	$734
144 km or 90 mi	Thu Dau Mot	$519
152 km or 95 mi	Bien Hoa	$410
154 km or 96 mi	Vung Tau	$493
169 km or 105 mi	Prey Veng	$727
188 km or 117 mi	Kampot	$622
195 km or 121 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
201 km or 125 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
222 km or 138 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
259 km or 161 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Phan Thiet	$482
291 km or 181 mi	Mui Ne	$491
359 km or 223 mi	Da Lat	$572
383 km or 238 mi	Buon Ma Thuot	$516
388 km or 241 mi	Stung Treng	$635
389 km or 242 mi	Phan Rang-Thap Cham	$523
425 km or 264 mi	Siem Reap	$650
440 km or 273 mi	Ko Chang	$708
442 km or 275 mi	Battambang	$571
445 km or 277 mi	Nha Trang	$508
499 km or 310 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Klaeng	$718
560 km or 348 mi	Qui Nhon	$501
583 km or 362 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
586 km or 364 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
599 km or 372 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
618 km or 384 mi	Nong Prue	$787
624 km or 388 mi	Pattaya	$812
624 km or 388 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
629 km or 391 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
635 km or 395 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
642 km or 399 mi	Ko Samui	$741
652 km or 405 mi	Ko Tao	$812