Cairo vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Cairo Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$394
$2141
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$980
$5033
🏠 One person rent
$134
$1297
🏘️ Family rent
$228
$2145
🍽️ Food expenses
$157
$516
🚐 Transport expenses
$49.2
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$168
$5183
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
81
100
😀 Quality of life
59
93
🏙️ Population
9.29M
2.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 82% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8803rd and 438th ($394 vs $2141) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 340th 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 2.4 months in Houston. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Houston ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 5487th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cairo Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.68
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.9
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.98
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.23
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$162
$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$87.1
$1043
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$2617
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$158
$1701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$21
$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.5
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.2
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.54%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$486
$2987
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$329
$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.26
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.4
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.13
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.34
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.38
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.28
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.76
$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.14
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.27
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.13
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.62
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.66
$7.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.24
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.07
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.71
$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$19.9
$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$10
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.93
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.1
$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$109
$1267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2499
$24330

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Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$287
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$275
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$270
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$226
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$253
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$265
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$245
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$265
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$257
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$212
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$255
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$230
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$238
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$283
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$264
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$248
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$322
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$326
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$264
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$279
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$696
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1693
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$1692
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1694
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$299
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1615
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1586
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1483
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1700
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$879
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$1771
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$1660
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$1695
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$260
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1687
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$345
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$1693
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$247
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$793
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$1776

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$2028
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32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2311
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2011
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2020
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$1769
41 km or 25 mi League
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2025
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2006
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$1945
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2014
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1813
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$2066
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2013
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1965
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1985
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1663
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$2013
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$2010
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$2011
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$1566
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2011
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1802
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1509
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2021
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$2672
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2237
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$1883
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2015
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2022
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$1762
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2024
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2021
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2352
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$1778
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2007
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$1735