Cairo vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cairo	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$483	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1185	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$190	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$332	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.7	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$190	$3719
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	83	66
😀 Quality of life	63	87
🏙️ Population	9.8M	633K

The cost of living in Cairo is 75% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8753rd and 2305th ($483 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1739th 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 96th in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 311th 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	$4.87	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$24.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.58	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$1.75	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$373	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$277	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.7	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.5	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.6	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	16.04%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$855	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$476	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.1	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.36	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.38	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.35	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.14	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.6	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.73	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.87	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.86	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.01	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.03	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.91	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.74	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.53	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.9	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$100	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2716	$27334

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$356
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$414
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$374
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$314
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$332
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$325
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$267
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$315
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$313
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$271
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$307
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$279
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$288
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$267
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$316
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$294
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$288
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$366
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$324
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$264
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$862
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$2038
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$2145
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$2133
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$429
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$2054
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1845
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1810
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$2060
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$818
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$2305
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2225
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$2014
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$338
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2283
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$555
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2354
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$375
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1149
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$2201

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809