Cairo vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$4999
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	1.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 8923rd and 837th ($417 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 773rd 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 2 months in Dallas. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Dallas

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	Cairo	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$26393

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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 Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246