Cairo vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$473
$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1152
$5076
🏠 One person rent
$189
$1225
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$2140
🍽️ Food expenses
$182
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$185
$3098
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
77
😀 Quality of life
60
88
🏙️ Population
9.61M
639K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 8802nd and 1636th ($473 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 5895th and 311th 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
$4.18
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$6.03
☕ Cappuccino
$1.7
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$394
$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$259
$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.3
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.7
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$869
$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$517
$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.95
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.61
$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.36
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.42
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.79
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.05
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.21
$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.89
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.97
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.64
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.9
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.77
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.1
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$96.5
$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2311
$16684

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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
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$2048
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2080
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1737
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$2032
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2124
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1963
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$2061
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1911
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2085
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$2041
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$2039
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2167
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$2062
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$2036
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$2053
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1996
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1913
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$2045
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1973
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1874
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1958
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$2048
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2100
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2078
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$2002
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2295
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1822
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1957
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1721
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2276
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1832
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1642
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1611
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1949
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1608