Cairo vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$162	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	2.3M

The cost of living in Cairo is 81% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 8926th and 1258th ($424 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th 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 Houston. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Houston

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	Cairo	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$22908

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Cities near Cairo

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

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156