Cairo vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1106
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1849
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$1278
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	58	82
🏙️ Population	9.61M	546K

The cost of living in Cairo is 76% less expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2671st ($417 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Egypt and Portugal, respectively. Check Egypt vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Lisbon ranked 3rd in Portugal, while ranked 5545th and 475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Lisbon

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	Cairo	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$12.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$933
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1529
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$81.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	4.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$6840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$3925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$5.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$92.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$562
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$15150

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1606
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1388
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1325
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1409
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1305
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1178
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1238
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1525
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1368
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1384
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1360
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1316
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1371
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1413
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1501
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1339
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1305
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1137
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1213
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1336
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1248
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1369
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1255
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1242
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1249
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1230
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1349
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1160
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1502
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1168
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1282
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1206
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1102
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1168
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1135
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1100
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1170
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$908
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1112