Cairo vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cairo Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person
$506
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1241
$4406
🏠 One person rent
$201
$1052
🏘️ Family rent
$352
$1518
🍽️ Food expenses
$196
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$39.7
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$199
$3391
😷 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 73% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 8680th and 2663rd ($506 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5610th and 362nd 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
$4.85
$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.81
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$1.87
$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.39
$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$159
$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$401
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$292
$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.2
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.8
$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.1
$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
16.83%
6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$918
$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$518
$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.22
$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.65
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.4
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.39
$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.43
$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.81
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.35
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.08
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.25
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.03
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21.8
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.03
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$11
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.83
$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$111
$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2645
$27314

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Cities near Cairo

Distance City Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi Giza
$394
8.1 km or 5 mi Shubra El Kheima
$443
26 km or 16 mi Helwan
$402
46 km or 28 mi Benha
$343
60 km or 37 mi Shibin El Kom
$361
62 km or 39 mi Zagazig
$351
84 km or 52 mi Tanta
$294
93 km or 58 mi Faiyum
$340
101 km or 63 mi El Mahalla El Kubra
$343
111 km or 69 mi Beni Suef
$297
111 km or 69 mi Mansoura
$335
115 km or 71 mi Ismailia
$300
125 km or 78 mi Suez
$288
133 km or 83 mi Damanhur
$282
161 km or 100 mi Kafr El Dawwar
$341
161 km or 100 mi Damietta
$323
166 km or 103 mi Port Said
$319
179 km or 111 mi Alexandria
$400
224 km or 139 mi Minya
$356
319 km or 198 mi Asyut
$283
347 km or 216 mi Gaza
$776
351 km or 218 mi Ofakim
$1936
354 km or 220 mi Netivot
$2022
360 km or 223 mi Sderot
$1993
361 km or 224 mi Dahab
$479
362 km or 225 mi Eilat
$1853
365 km or 226 mi Ashkelon
$1761
366 km or 227 mi Beersheba
$1700
367 km or 228 mi Rahat
$1962
368 km or 229 mi Aqaba
$800
379 km or 235 mi Ashdod
$2145
379 km or 235 mi Kiryat Gat
$2079
380 km or 236 mi Dimona
$2002
381 km or 236 mi El Gouna
$360
383 km or 238 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$2105
384 km or 239 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
390 km or 242 mi Yavne
$2172
391 km or 243 mi Sohag
$415
396 km or 246 mi Dura
$1062
397 km or 246 mi Rehovot
$2066

Cities near Memphis

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Germantown
$2378
17 km or 10 mi Bartlett
$2129
17 km or 10 mi Southaven
$1881
19 km or 12 mi Horn Lake
$1953
19 km or 12 mi West Memphis
$1866
21 km or 13 mi Olive Branch
$2030
27 km or 17 mi Collierville
$2266
38 km or 24 mi Atoka
$2122
94 km or 58 mi Oxford
$1997
103 km or 64 mi Jonesboro
$1752
115 km or 71 mi Paragould
$1867
116 km or 72 mi Dyersburg
$2070
119 km or 74 mi Jackson
$1745
149 km or 92 mi Tupelo
$1605
161 km or 100 mi Searcy
$1829
187 km or 116 mi Poplar Bluff
$1667
187 km or 116 mi Cabot
$1631
197 km or 123 mi Jacksonville
$1836
207 km or 128 mi Sherwood
$1915
212 km or 132 mi Starkville
$1545
213 km or 132 mi Pine Bluff
$1885
213 km or 132 mi North Little Rock
$1980
213 km or 132 mi Florence
$1425
215 km or 134 mi Greenville
$1962
219 km or 136 mi Little Rock
$1951
223 km or 139 mi Murray
$1817
226 km or 140 mi Conway
$1763
230 km or 143 mi Columbus
$1747
245 km or 153 mi Benton
$1992
247 km or 153 mi Cape Girardeau
$1703
249 km or 154 mi Paducah
$1703
271 km or 168 mi Columbia
$2023
276 km or 172 mi Athens
$1852
279 km or 173 mi Decatur
$1718
283 km or 176 mi Clarksville
$2085
286 km or 178 mi Spring Hill
$2366
288 km or 179 mi Russellville
$1421
290 km or 180 mi Hot Springs
$1405
295 km or 183 mi Hopkinsville
$1815
296 km or 184 mi Franklin
$2822