Cairo vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2522
🏠 One person rent	$154	$582
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	56
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	9.61M	3.78M

The cost of living in Cairo is 61% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5016th ($417 vs $1071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5545th and 5491st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Cape Town

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	Cairo	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$677
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$435
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$863
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$93.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$38.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	11.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$5.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$34.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$4806

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740