Cairo vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	83	78
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	9.61M	936K

The cost of living in Cairo is 80% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 8923rd and 1551st ($417 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th in Egypt and Israel, respectively. Check Egypt vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 5545th and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Jerusalem

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	Cairo	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511