Cairo vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$6454
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1702
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2727
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$702
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$5210
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
84
100
😀 Quality of life
60
97
🏙️ Population
9.61M
2.75M

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8802nd and 394th ($473 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 338th 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 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5895th 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
$4.18
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$7.36
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$135
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$23423

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$410
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$422
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$395
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$336
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$354
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$345
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$287
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$334
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$356
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$288
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$326
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$295
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$276
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$274
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$330
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$331
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$306
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$384
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$348
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$271
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$695
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1867
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1951
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1957
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$517
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1734
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1850
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1645
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1879
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$782
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1993
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2032
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1910
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$354
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2027
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2064
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$398
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1021
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1947

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2396
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2386
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2367
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2287
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2393
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2385
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2399
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2366
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2400
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2426
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2288
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2398
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2406
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2405
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2549
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2393
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2413
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2395
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$2030
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2327
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2392
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2379
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2462
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$2008
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2388
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2399
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2468
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2363
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2495
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2268
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2392
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2368
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2261
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2392
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1989
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2376
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2426