Cairo vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$6307
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1692
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2963
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$5130
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	83	91
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	9.61M	716K

The cost of living in Cairo is 85% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 8923rd and 463rd ($417 vs $2717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 418th 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 Denver. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Denver ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 158th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Denver

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	Cairo	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$76.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$7.31
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1812
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$1451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$3223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$2613
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$63.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$4595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3621
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$67.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$145
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1528
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$16279

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768