Cairo vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$953
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2283
🏠 One person rent	$201	$442
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$755
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$514
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	83	34
😀 Quality of life	63	64
🏙️ Population	9.8M	3.22M

The cost of living in Cairo is 47% less expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 8680th and 6009th ($506 vs $953) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Egypt and Morocco, respectively. Check Egypt vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.5 months in Casablanca. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Casablanca ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 5610th and 5351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Casablanca

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	Cairo	Casablanca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$5.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$33.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$4.07
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$551
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$49.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	5.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$7.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$7.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$8.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$5899

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$394
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$443
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$402
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$343
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$361
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$351
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$294
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$340
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$343
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$297
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$335
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$300
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$282
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$341
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$323
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$319
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$400
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$356
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$283
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$776
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1936
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2022
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1993
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$479
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1853
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1761
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1700
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1962
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$800
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2145
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2079
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2002
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$360
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2105
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2172
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$415
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1062
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2066

Cities near Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$732
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$671
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$773
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$598
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$558
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$513
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$482
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$589
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$539
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$769
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$610
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$881
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$577
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$692
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1394
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1340
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1187
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$1041
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1212
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1560
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1316
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1497
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$1008
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1471
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1490
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1295
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1625
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1979
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1563
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$617
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1581
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$647
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1510
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1772
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1432
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$599
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1545
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$1935