Cairo vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$549
$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1399
$7625
🏠 One person rent
$193
$2019
🏘️ Family rent
$359
$3688
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$715
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.8
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$189
$6398
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
83
99
😀 Quality of life
59
94
🏙️ Population
9.61M
3.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 83% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8130th and 72nd ($549 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 60th 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 0.3 months in Cairo compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5556th and 34th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Los Angeles

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Cairo Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.45
$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$8.42
 Cappuccino
$2.1
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.4
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.2
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.5
$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.57%
6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$805
$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$524
$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.59
$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.07
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.85
$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.02
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.42
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.16
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.84
$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.39
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.65
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.1
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.9
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$140
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.19
$29
👖 Brand Jeans
$52
$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$142
$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2554
$31623

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2854
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2713
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2886
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2649
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3220
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2442
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2737
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3030
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2987
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2747
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2702
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2621
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2579
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2935
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2707
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3148
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2700
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2541
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2375
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2665
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3168
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2862