Cairo vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cairo	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$417	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1080	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$154	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$315	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$166	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$38	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$165	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	67
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	9.61M	633K

The cost of living in Cairo is 78% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8923rd and 2179th ($417 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1817th 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 Memphis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5545th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Memphis

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	Cairo	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.9	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.6	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.73	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$1.5	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$113	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$253	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.1	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.49%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$690	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$453	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.68	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.17	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.29	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.58	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.72	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.46	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.31	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.87	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.69	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.97	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.86	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$37	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$90.2	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1985	$27369

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738