Cairo vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4627
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	83	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	9.61M	8.8M

The cost of living in Cairo is 88% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 8926th and 37th ($424 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Egypt and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Egypt vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Cairo compared to 1.4 months in London. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5583rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs London

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	Cairo	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.97	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$25830

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$323
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$374
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$345
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$335
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$323
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$327
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$315
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$339
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$331
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$334
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$306
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$310
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$303
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$308
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$299
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$291
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$282
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$310
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$357
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$306
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$609
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1607
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1713
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1727
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$393
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1536
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1671
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1372
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1632
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$694
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1775
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1754
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1657
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$294
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1771
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$499
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$1815
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$350
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$847
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1741

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055