Cairo vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$154	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	47
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.49M

The cost of living in Cairo is 55% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 8923rd and 5902nd ($417 vs $926) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 24th in Egypt and Cuba, respectively. Check Egypt vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.1 months in Havana. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5545th and 6054th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Havana

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	Cairo	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$10030

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945