Cairo vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cairo	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$424	$3103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1086	$7450
🏠 One person rent	$162	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$325	$4080
🍽️ Food expenses	$168	$704
🚐 Transport expenses	$34.4	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$152	$4410
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	85
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	9.61M	442K

The cost of living in Cairo is 86% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 8926th and 103rd ($424 vs $3103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 80th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Cairo ranked 1st best city to live in Egypt vs Miami ranked 18th in the United States, while ranked 5583rd and 109th 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	$3.97	$22.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.3	$88.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.24	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$1.56	$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.34	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$197	$2446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$121	$1765
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$389	$4939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$266	$3570
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$16.3	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.9	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.49	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.85%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$626	$6519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.21	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.83	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.73	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.27	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$5.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.48	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.33	$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.34	$4.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.13	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.71	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.84	$9.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.51	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.23	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$5.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.8	$71.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$3.21	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$152
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.75	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$37.9	$49.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$82.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$92.9	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1916	$25328

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2562
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2671
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2612
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2644
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2551
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2659
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2578
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2645
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2682
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2849
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2647
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2717
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2630
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2808
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3002
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2724
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2898
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3058
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2691
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2629
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2623
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2573
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2727
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2608
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2538
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2513
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2540
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3991
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2571
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2424
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2418
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2359
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2429
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2484
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2248
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2860