Cairo vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$2848
🏠 One person rent
$201
$584
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$940
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$2099
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
83
45
😀 Quality of life
63
78
🏙️ Population
9.8M
4.7M

The cost of living in Cairo is 58% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 8680th and 4757th ($506 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Egypt vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 5610th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Jeddah

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Cairo Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.85
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$7655

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$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Mecca
$1107
296 km or 184 mi Port Sudan
$964
307 km or 191 mi Yanbu
$795
328 km or 204 mi Medina
$1168
395 km or 246 mi Bisha
$906
410 km or 255 mi Bareq
$893
508 km or 315 mi Abha
$902
597 km or 371 mi Al Wajh
$942
645 km or 401 mi Keren
$498
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$815
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$497
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$865
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1104
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$531
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$369
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$491
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$931
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$775
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$931
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$498
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1074
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$385
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$448
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$354
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1632
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$360
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$551
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$492
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$810
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$479
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$858
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$491
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$415
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$776
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$819
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$494