Cairo vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cairo	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$549	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1399	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$193	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$359	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$41.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$189	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	83	72
😀 Quality of life	59	61
🏙️ Population	9.61M	4.43M

The cost of living in Cairo is 39% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 8130th and 5921st ($549 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Egypt and South Africa, respectively. Check Egypt vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5556th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Johannesburg

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	Cairo	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.45	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.7	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.54	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$406	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$299	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.4	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.57%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$805	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$524	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.59	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.07	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.85	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.16	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.84	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.65	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.98	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.1	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.9	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.19	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$131	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$142	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2554	$4829

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$513
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$511
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$494
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$490
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$490
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$472
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$450
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$478
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$489
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$470
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$446
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$468
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$366
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$393
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$449
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$418
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$384
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$495
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$455
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$421
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$657
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1671
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1725
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1703
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$625
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1583
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1499
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1523
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1687
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$692
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1848
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1825
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1703
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$440
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1779
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$603
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1826
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$449
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$802
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1701

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952