Cairo vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$154	$328
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$247
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	42
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.43M

The cost of living in Cairo is 44% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 8923rd and 6696th ($417 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Egypt and Brazil, respectively. Check Egypt vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.3 months in Fortaleza. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Fortaleza ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 5545th and 5747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Fortaleza

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	Cairo	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$4.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$68.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$708
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$7.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$0.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$6.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$19.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$39.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$2060

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$685
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$595
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$488
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$603
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$597
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$604
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$557
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$558
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$550
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$564
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$568
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$563
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$561
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$561
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$589
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$569
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$545
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$563
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$534
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$538
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$538
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$557
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$537
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$591
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$547
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$546
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$551
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$503
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$563
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$572
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$543
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$572
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$567
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$446
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$600
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$588