Cairo vs Colorado Springs - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Colorado Springs
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5354
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$4146
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	83	62
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	9.8M	479K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Colorado Springs. Cities ranked 8680th and 971st ($506 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 835th 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 1.7 months in Colorado Springs. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Colorado Springs ranked 92nd in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 314th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Colorado Springs

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	Cairo	Colorado Springs
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$73.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1317
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1986
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$86.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2410
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$2382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$2.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$3.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1507
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$24279

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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 Colorado Springs

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 9 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
21 km or 13 mi	Fountain	$2323
57 km or 35 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
68 km or 42 mi	Pueblo	$2140
73 km or 45 mi	Parker	$2524
77 km or 48 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
82 km or 51 mi	Centennial	$2540
86 km or 53 mi	Littleton	$2286
89 km or 55 mi	Englewood	$2400
94 km or 59 mi	Aurora	$2742
97 km or 61 mi	Lakewood	$2546
99 km or 61 mi	Denver	$2791
104 km or 65 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
108 km or 67 mi	Arvada	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Commerce	$2399
110 km or 68 mi	Westminster	$2638
116 km or 72 mi	Northglenn	$2667
116 km or 72 mi	Thornton	$2728
121 km or 75 mi	Broomfield	$2972
124 km or 77 mi	Brighton	$2598
129 km or 80 mi	Lafayette	$2749
136 km or 84 mi	Boulder	$2917
148 km or 92 mi	Longmont	$2727
173 km or 107 mi	Greeley	$2034
173 km or 108 mi	Loveland	$2509
191 km or 119 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
254 km or 158 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
281 km or 174 mi	Laramie	$1920
283 km or 176 mi	Taos	$2418
327 km or 203 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
337 km or 210 mi	Espanola	$2220
347 km or 216 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
356 km or 221 mi	Garden	$1753
370 km or 230 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
380 km or 236 mi	Farmington	$2472
395 km or 245 mi	Liberal	$1748
426 km or 264 mi	North Platte	$1880
434 km or 270 mi	Dodge	$1676
436 km or 271 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
447 km or 278 mi	Albuquerque	$2026