Cairo vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	83	99
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	9.61M	3.9M

The cost of living in Cairo is 87% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8926th and 72nd ($424 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 47th 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	$3.97	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754