Cairo vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$424
$1775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1086
$4161
🏠 One person rent
$162
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$325
$1821
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$34.4
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$3710
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
83
35
😀 Quality of life
57
80
🏙️ Population
9.61M
679K

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 8926th and 2613th ($424 vs $1775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1951st 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 2.1 months in El Paso. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs El Paso ranked 134th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 532nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs El Paso

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Cairo El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.97
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.3
$61.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$3.72
 Cappuccino
$1.56
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.34
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$945
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$121
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$389
$1654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$266
$1491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$16.3
$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.9
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.49
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.85%
6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$626
$1759
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.21
$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.83
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.73
$12.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.27
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.5
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$9.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$7.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.71
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.78
$5.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.84
$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.51
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.23
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$6.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.8
$20
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.21
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.75
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.9
$36.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$92.9
$671
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1916
$7468

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$323
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$374
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$345
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$335
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$323
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$327
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$315
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$339
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$331
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$334
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$306
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$310
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$303
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$308
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$299
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$291
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$282
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$310
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$357
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$306
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$609
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1607
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1713
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1727
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$393
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1536
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1671
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1372
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1632
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$694
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1775
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1754
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1657
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$294
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1771
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1815
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$350
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$847
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1741

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$974
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1834
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1613
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1636
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$813
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1805
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1847
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$778
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1834
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$854
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1665
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2111
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$803
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2099
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2230
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$792
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1682
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$1954
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$1986
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2026
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1629
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$786
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2040
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2016
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$2067
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2052
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2618
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2176
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1715
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$2003
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2342
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2313
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2338
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1896
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$854
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2398
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2372
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2414
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2352