Cairo vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cairo	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$506	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$5242
🏠 One person rent	$201	$1156
🏘️ Family rent	$352	$1999
🍽️ Food expenses	$196	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$39.7	$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$3917
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	65
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	9.8M	508K

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 8680th and 1736th ($506 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1388th 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 1.9 months in Kansas. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Kansas ranked 115th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Kansas

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	Cairo	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.85	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.71	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.87	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.39	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$1229
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$897
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$401	$2221
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1622
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.2	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.8	$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.1	$68.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.83%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$918	$2333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$518	$1896
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$9.22	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.65	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.4	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$5.48
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.53	$4.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$5.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$3.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.81	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.35	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.08	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.25	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$3.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.03	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.03	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.83	$21.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.3	$59.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$111	$1367
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2645	$25297

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$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

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2328
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2192
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2046
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2314
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2433
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1832
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2283
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2341
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1945
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2258
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2068
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1707
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2299
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1995
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2105
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1808
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1972
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1563
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1914
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1358
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1786
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1715
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1904
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1716
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1825
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1276
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1541
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1888
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1578
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1649
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1739
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1871
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2017
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1820
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1918
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1860