Cairo vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2064
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$4936
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2122
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$605
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3270
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	77
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	9.61M	639K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1678th ($417 vs $2064) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Detroit ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 315th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Detroit

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	Cairo	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1182
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$960
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2340
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1705
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$59.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1377
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1283
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$4.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$94.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$16893

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527