Cairo vs Jacksonville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Jacksonville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$2192
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$2197
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$648
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$3945
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	83	56
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	9.8M	950K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Jacksonville. Cities ranked 8753rd and 1499th ($483 vs $2192) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1231st 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 1.8 months in Jacksonville. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Jacksonville ranked 101st in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 325th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Cairo	Jacksonville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.87	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$97.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.08
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$1004
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$2511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$2350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$2047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$62.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$9.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$3.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$9.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$50.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1309
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$11918

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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 Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2202
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2195
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2201
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2168
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2163
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$2321
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2172
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2278
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1991
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2288
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2321
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2300
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2348
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2260
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2323
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2325
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1515
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2121
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2313
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2345
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2362
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2401
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2363
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2480
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2401
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2352
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2404
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2643
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2243
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2053
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2318
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2599
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2617
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1863