Cairo vs Casablanca - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Casablanca
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1989
🏠 One person rent	$154	$400
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$666
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$273
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$474
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	26 km
🎓 Higher education	83	33
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	9.61M	3.22M

The cost of living in Cairo is 51% less expensive than in Casablanca. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6258th ($417 vs $850) 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 0.6 months in Casablanca. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Casablanca ranked 2nd in Morocco, while ranked 5545th and 5009th 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	$3.9	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$4.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$55
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$31.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$2004
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$6.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$9.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$6.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$4842

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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 Casablanca

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Mohammedia	$652
75 km or 47 mi	Temara	$619
87 km or 54 mi	Rabat	$705
90 km or 56 mi	Sale	$536
91 km or 57 mi	El Jadida	$502
104 km or 65 mi	Khouribga	$435
120 km or 75 mi	Kenitra	$558
183 km or 114 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
194 km or 121 mi	Meknes	$486
210 km or 130 mi	Safi	$489
222 km or 138 mi	Marrakesh	$687
247 km or 153 mi	Fez	$533
294 km or 183 mi	Tangier	$679
301 km or 187 mi	Tetouan	$517
307 km or 191 mi	Essaouira	$640
326 km or 202 mi	Tarifa	$1196
331 km or 206 mi	Ceuta	$1141
341 km or 212 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
344 km or 214 mi	Algeciras	$889
347 km or 215 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
348 km or 216 mi	Cadiz	$1359
350 km or 218 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
352 km or 219 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
355 km or 221 mi	Rota	$1358
371 km or 230 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
381 km or 237 mi	Faro	$1263
382 km or 237 mi	Olhao	$1291
387 km or 240 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
388 km or 241 mi	Estepona	$1395
392 km or 244 mi	Albufeira	$1950
393 km or 244 mi	Tavira	$1373
393 km or 244 mi	Taghazout	$535
396 km or 246 mi	Loule	$1415
399 km or 248 mi	Agadir	$540
400 km or 249 mi	Lagoa	$1330
401 km or 249 mi	Lagos	$1598
402 km or 250 mi	Portimao	$1248
404 km or 251 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
405 km or 252 mi	Silves	$1368
408 km or 254 mi	Marbella	$2040