Cairo vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$6320
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1650
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$2783
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$623
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$4830
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
68
😀 Quality of life
59
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
875K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 8130th and 361st ($549 vs $2710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 319th in Egypt and the United States, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Charlotte ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 5556th and 191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Charlotte

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Cairo Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$71.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$5.95
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3604
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2287
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$4417
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2771
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$35.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$6.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$3.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$7.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$182
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$26419

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$513
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$511
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$494
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$490
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$490
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$472
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$450
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$478
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$489
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$470
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$446
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$468
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$366
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$393
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$449
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$418
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$384
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$495
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$455
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$421
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$657
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1671
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1725
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1703
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$625
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1583
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1499
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1523
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1687
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$692
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1848
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1703
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$440
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1826
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$449
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$802
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1701

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Matthews
$2350
17 km or 11 mi Mint Hill
$2348
20 km or 13 mi Huntersville
$2223
23 km or 14 mi Indian Trail
$2287
28 km or 18 mi Cornelius
$2174
30 km or 18 mi Concord
$2191
31 km or 19 mi Gastonia
$1935
36 km or 22 mi Kannapolis
$2163
36 km or 22 mi Rock Hill
$2194
38 km or 23 mi Monroe
$2218
40 km or 25 mi Mooresville
$2073
57 km or 35 mi Lancaster
$2153
59 km or 37 mi Salisbury
$2112
62 km or 39 mi Statesville
$2094
63 km or 39 mi Shelby
$1573
72 km or 45 mi Hickory
$1902
94 km or 58 mi Forest
$1932
101 km or 63 mi Thomasville
$2056
104 km or 64 mi Rockingham
$2139
104 km or 65 mi Spartanburg
$2175
108 km or 67 mi Asheboro
$2084
111 km or 69 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
113 km or 70 mi High Point
$2052
120 km or 75 mi Kernersville
$2082
130 km or 81 mi Greer
$2190
132 km or 82 mi Greensboro
$1855
138 km or 86 mi Columbia
$1917
142 km or 88 mi Mauldin
$2181
143 km or 89 mi Lexington
$1991
147 km or 91 mi Greenville
$2184
152 km or 94 mi Florence
$1949
152 km or 95 mi Sumter
$1888
154 km or 96 mi Sanford
$2236
159 km or 99 mi Burlington
$2084
160 km or 99 mi Asheville
$2664
166 km or 103 mi Greenwood
$2119
176 km or 109 mi Fayetteville
$2082
179 km or 111 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
180 km or 112 mi Lumberton
$2105
184 km or 114 mi Anderson
$2119