Cairo vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2251
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5339
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1290
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2248
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$4308
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	88
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	9.8M	776K

The cost of living in Cairo is 79% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1384th ($483 vs $2251) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Germany, respectively. Check Egypt vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.9 months in Frankfurt. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Frankfurt ranked 10th in Germany, while ranked 5501st and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Frankfurt

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	Cairo	Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$4.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1017
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$8499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$4451
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$72.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$6.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$13.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$93.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$823
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$21222

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1889
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1829
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1846
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1878
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1872
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1668
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1775
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1798
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1699
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1852
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1780
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1732
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1851
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1740
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1822
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1793
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1773
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1829
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1754
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1996
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1855
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1709
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1772
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1778