Cairo vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$2613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$6659
🏠 One person rent
$193
$1594
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$3123
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$5285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
100
😀 Quality of life
59
96
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8130th and 505th ($549 vs $2613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 455th 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 2 months in Chicago. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5556th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Chicago

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Cairo Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$80.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$6.98
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$3908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2652
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$61.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$3227
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$2803
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$3.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$5.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$15.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$3.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$73.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$28.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$2675
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$15494

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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
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2476
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2544
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2446
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2346
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2387
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2199
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2257
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2326
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2317
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2300
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2290
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2323
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2295
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2245
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2282
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2244
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2264
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2215
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2264
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2204
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2258
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2013
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2248
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2258
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2240
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2162
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2030
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2257
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2253
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2269
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2250
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2267
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2264
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2238
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2239
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2089
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2221
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$2038
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2241
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2240