Cairo vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$483
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1185
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$190
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$332
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$191
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.7
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$190
$3437
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
83
77
😀 Quality of life
63
87
🏙️ Population
9.8M
639K

The cost of living in Cairo is 77% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1839th ($483 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1457th 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 Detroit. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 319th 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
$4.87
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.58
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.36
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$373
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.7
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.04%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$855
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$476
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10.1
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.36
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.35
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.14
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.73
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.87
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.86
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.01
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.91
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.6
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.74
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10.1
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.53
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.9
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$100
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2716
$16262

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$356
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$414
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$374
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$314
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$332
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$325
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$267
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$315
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$313
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$271
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$307
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$279
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$267
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$316
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$294
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$288
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$366
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$324
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$264
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$862
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$2038
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2145
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$2133
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$429
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$2054
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1845
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1810
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$2060
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$818
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2305
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2225
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2014
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$338
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2283
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$555
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2354
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$375
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1149
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2201

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600