Cairo vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cairo	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$473	$3178
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1152	$7315
🏠 One person rent	$189	$2092
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$3715
🍽️ Food expenses	$182	$767
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$185	$4255
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	84
😀 Quality of life	60	92
🏙️ Population	9.61M	442K

The cost of living in Cairo is 85% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 8802nd and 118th ($473 vs $3178) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Miami ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 5895th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cairo vs Miami

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	Cairo	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.18	$27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$5.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$145	$1788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$394	$4582
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$259	$3236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$17.3	$95.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.7	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	17.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$869	$6063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$517	$3867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.95	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.61	$18.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.36	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$5.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.2	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.42	$3.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.15	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.79	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.92	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.05	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.14	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.21	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.89	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.64	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$10.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.77	$34.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$96.5	$1514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2311	$25246

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Cities near Cairo

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.6 mi	Giza	$410
8.1 km or 5 mi	Shubra El Kheima	$422
26 km or 16 mi	Helwan	$395
46 km or 28 mi	Benha	$336
60 km or 37 mi	Shibin El Kom	$354
62 km or 39 mi	Zagazig	$345
84 km or 52 mi	Tanta	$287
93 km or 58 mi	Faiyum	$334
101 km or 63 mi	El Mahalla El Kubra	$356
111 km or 69 mi	Beni Suef	$288
111 km or 69 mi	Mansoura	$326
115 km or 71 mi	Ismailia	$295
125 km or 78 mi	Suez	$276
133 km or 83 mi	Damanhur	$274
161 km or 100 mi	Kafr El Dawwar	$330
161 km or 100 mi	Damietta	$331
166 km or 103 mi	Port Said	$306
179 km or 111 mi	Alexandria	$384
224 km or 139 mi	Minya	$348
319 km or 198 mi	Asyut	$271
347 km or 216 mi	Gaza	$695
351 km or 218 mi	Ofakim	$1867
354 km or 220 mi	Netivot	$1951
360 km or 223 mi	Sderot	$1957
361 km or 224 mi	Dahab	$517
362 km or 225 mi	Eilat	$1734
365 km or 226 mi	Ashkelon	$1850
366 km or 227 mi	Beersheba	$1645
367 km or 228 mi	Rahat	$1879
368 km or 229 mi	Aqaba	$782
379 km or 235 mi	Ashdod	$1993
379 km or 235 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
380 km or 236 mi	Dimona	$1910
381 km or 236 mi	El Gouna	$354
383 km or 238 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
384 km or 239 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$589
390 km or 242 mi	Yavne	$2064
391 km or 243 mi	Sohag	$398
396 km or 246 mi	Dura	$1021
397 km or 246 mi	Rehovot	$1947

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101